Bowhead Whale Vintage stock illustrations

Vintage engraving of Wildlife, bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), dolphin, 19th Century

Vintage engraved illustration - Whale hunting

1. Monodon monoceros The narwhal or narwhale is a medium-sized toothed whale that possesses a large "tusk" from a protruding canine tooth2. Dephinus delphis 3. Balaenotera boops The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), also known as finback whale or common rorqual and formerly known as herring whale or razorback whale, is a cetacean belonging to the parvorder of baleen whales. 4. Balaena mysticetus The bowhead whale is a species of baleen whale belonging to the family Balaenidae and the only living representative of the genus Balaena. Original edition from my own archives Source : Brockhaus 1895

F. Martin's Natural History. Large edition. Revised by M. Kohler, 1899

Dead Bowhead Whale that was hunted in Baffin Bay, Greenland. Vintage etching circa 19th century.

Whalers hunting a Bowhead Whale (balaena mysticetus). Vintage etching circa 19th century.

illustration from Meyers Konversations-Lexikon 1897

Vintage engraving showing a Bowhead whale, 1878

A Bowhead Whale (balaena mysticetus). Vintage etching circa 19th century.

Bowhead whale steel engraving on white background 1899 The bowhead whale ( Balaena mysticetus ) is a species of baleen whale belonging to the family Balaenidae and is the only living representative of the genus Balaena. It is the only baleen whale endemic to the Arctic and subarctic waters, and is named after its characteristic massive triangular skull, which it uses to break through Arctic ice. Other common names of the species included the Greenland right whale, Arctic whale, steeple-top, and polar whale.[ Original edition from my own archives Source : Larousse 1899

Wood engraving of bowhead or Greenland whale. Illustrated Natural History by Rev. J. G. Wood, published in USA in 1882.

Antique illustration (1898): Arctic Right Whale, Balaena mysticetus

Illustration from 19th century.