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Of the Less Erroneous Pictures of Whales and the True Pictures of Whaling Scenes

           EvenScoresby,thejustlyrenownedRightwhaleman,aftergivingusastifffulllengthoftheGreenlandwhale,andthreeorfourdelicateminiaturesofnarwhalesandporpoises,treatsustoaseriesofclassicalengravingsofboathooks,choppingknives,andgrapnels;andwiththemicroscopicdiligenceofaLeuwenhoecksubmitstotheinspectionofashiveringworldninety-sixfac-similesofmagnifiedArcticsnowcrystals.Imeannodisparagementtotheexcellentvoyager(Ihonorhimforaveteran),butinsoimportantamatteritwascertainlyanoversightnottohaveprocuredforeverycrystalaswornaffidavittakenbeforeaGreenlandJusticeofthePeace.

           InadditiontothosefineengravingsfromGarnery,therearetwootherFrenchengravingsworthyofnote,bysomeonewhosubscribeshimself"H.Durand."Oneofthem,thoughnotpreciselyadaptedtoourpresentpurpose,neverthelessdeservesmentiononotheraccounts.Itisaquietnoon-sceneamongtheislesofthePacific;aFrenchwhaleranchored,inshore,inacalm,andlazilytakingwateronboard;theloosenedsailsoftheship,andthelongleavesofthepalmsinthebackground,bothdroopingtogetherinthebreezelessair.Theeffectisveryfine,whenconsideredwithreferencetoitspresentingthehardyfishermenunderoneoftheirfewaspectsoforientalrepose

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