Photographs of American Sperm Whaling 



taken on noari) the new bedford bkkj -daisy." in i'.hj and 



]!m;;. durtnc; the south (jeorgia expedition of the 



a31erican imuseu.ai of natural history 



and the brooklyn .aiuseu:\i 



By K ( ) B E K T C U S H ^ A X jM U H P H Y 



THE WHALEBOAT 



Constructed of flawless eetbir, sea wortliy and tcracefnl, sluirp at lioth stem and stern, the wlialelioat 

 vlien ready for service is a marvel of order and etticiency compacted witliin thirty feet of length. A 

 whaleboat rows lightly and sails like a yacht; it spins smoothly on the sea following the terrific dodges of 

 a harpooned whale; and it withstands the severe stress of being raised and lowered by its ends when 

 l.iden with a crew of six men and sometimes half-filled with sea water 



ns!) 



