Monthly supplement of the Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, May 1833
Publisher
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK)
(British, 1829 - 1848)
Maker
Charles Knight
(1791 - 1873)
Printer
William Clowes
(1779 - 1847)
Date1833
Object number00018843
NameMagazine
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsSheet: 285 x 185 mm
Overall: 285 x 185 mm, 0.002 kg
Overall: 285 x 185 mm, 0.002 kg
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection
Collections
DescriptionThe monthly supplement of the Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 30 April to 31 May 1833, No.74, published by Charles Knight & Co., Pall Mall.
The lead article on the front page is titled 'The Whale Fishery' with an engraving of whaling below. The supplement gives an account of the whaling industry and features four woodcut engravings titled: 'Harpooning the whale in the Arctic Seas'; 'Carcass of the whale / skeleton of the whale'; a) The harpoon / b) The lance'; and 'Dangers of the whale fishery'. Eight pages, pp 202 - 208.
