Oceano Settentrionale, pesca della balena; Mare di Spitzberga, pesca del Pesce Sega
Maker
Vincenzo Maria Coronelli
(Venetian, 1650 - 1718)
Date1693
Object number00029932
NameEngraving
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsOverall: 480 × 323 mm, 0.05 kg
Mount / Matt size (B size mount): 560 × 407 mm
Display dimensions (B size fini frame): 590 × 435 × 45 mm
Mount / Matt size (B size mount): 560 × 407 mm
Display dimensions (B size fini frame): 590 × 435 × 45 mm
ClassificationsArt
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionEngraving by Vincenzo Mariea Coronelli titled 'Oceano settentrionale, pesca della balena; Mare di Spitzberga, pesca del pesce sega'. The two small scenes depict whale hunting around Spitsbergen, an island of the Svalbard archipelago that lies off northern Norway in the Arctic Ocean.
