Antique Natural HistoryOriginal plates from the naturalists' books, 1600s to 1900s
Antique Print of a Beached Whale by Van der Gouwen 'c.1680'
Antique Print of a Beached Whale by Van der Gouwen 'c.1680', view 2
Antique Print of a Beached Whale by Van der Gouwen 'c.1680', view 3
Antique Print of a Beached Whale by Van der Gouwen 'c.1680', view 4

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Antique Print of a Beached Whale by Van der Gouwen 'c.1680', close-up 1Antique Print of a Beached Whale by Van der Gouwen 'c.1680', close-up 2

Framed and on the wall

Antique Print of a Beached Whale by Van der Gouwen 'c.1680', shown framedAntique Print of a Beached Whale by Van der Gouwen 'c.1680', shown framed on a wallAntique Print of a Beached Whale by Van der Gouwen 'c.1680', shown framed in a room

Frame and rooms are illustrations of how the print could look; the description says what is included.

Antique Print of a Beached Whale by Van der Gouwen 'c.1680'

£1,270 ($1,680, €1,500)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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Date
1680
Size
20.3 × 22.6 in (51.5 × 57.5 cm)
Condition
Good. General age-related toning, original folding line. Minor wear. Frame included, good condition with only a few small defects. Please study images carefully.
Period
Before 1700
Section
Fish and shells
Reference
f_24315432

Antique print titled 'Een Walvisch lang zo voeten, gestrandt op de Hollandtse zee-kust, tusschen Schevelingen en Katwyk, in Sprokkelmaandt, 1598'. Beautiful original antique print of the beach between Scheveningen and Katwijk, the Netherlands. It depicts a large sperm whale that has washed ashore and may figures. Engraved by Gilliam van der Gouwen after Jacob Matham. Published circa 1680.