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Image: Nantucket Whaling scrimshaw E.Burdett

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Description: This dramatic ocean whaling scene was carved by Edward Burdett. Born in 1805 on Nantucket, he went on his first whaling voyage at the age of 17. Burdett developed a unique, intaglio style with deep, gouged out areas and dramatic, bold, dark lines. Burdett was a deck officer when he died a tragic death at the age of 27. A harpoon line 'running out' from the deck caught around his feet and dragged him overboard to drown in the ocean.
Title: Nantucket Whaling scrimshaw E.Burdett
Credit: Photograph taken at Nantucket Whaling Museum, Nantucket, Massachusetts.
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Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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