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Old whaling station [Schouten Island, Tasmania]
Artist
John Skinner Prout
(1805 - 1876)
Engraver
Edward Paxman Brandard
(1819 - 1898)
Publisher
London, Virtue & Co
(Founded 1849)
Date1874
Object number00032903
NameEngraving
MediumInk on paper, hand coloured
DimensionsOverall: 200 × 243 mm
ClassificationsArt
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Dr M D Cobcroft
DescriptionAn engraving after John Skinner Prout titled 'Old Whaling Station', showing the whaling station on Schouten Island, Tasmania.
The whaling season in Tasmania lasted from April through till October with each whaling station employing approximately 30 people. By the time this sketch was made, in 1846, the on shore whaling industry was declining in Tasmania and pelagic whaling and processing was the focus of the industry.SignificanceThe Skinner Prout print depicts a whaling station on Schouten Island off Tasmania,sketched by Prout in1 846, and is a rare illustration of an Australian shore whaling station.
