An account of a whale seventy four foot long, taken at Sutton, near Wisbish, on Tuesday March 14th, 1692/3. An abstract of a letter from Sutton near Wisbich, of a Whale taken there 74 foot long, whose mouth opens 15 foot, with same quaries about it. This whale 14 foot longer than that taken by Sir Anthony Dean, 1658. A whale judged to weigh 100 Tuns. A ... whose rafters and beams were of whale bone. A whales rib of such an arch , that a man on a camel did ride under it. A whale taken in Kent 232 yards long, with his description, and of others. Eight sorts of Whales with their description. A whale 30 ells long; whales cry when they engender, and bring forth their young alive

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• An account of a whale seventy four foot long, taken at Sutton, near Wisbish, on Tuesday March 14th, 1692/3. An abstract of a letter from Sutton near Wisbich, of a Whale taken there 74 foot long, whose mouth opens 15 foot, with same quaries about it. This whale 14 foot longer than that taken by Sir Anthony Dean, 1658. A whale judged to weigh 100 Tuns. A ... whose rafters and beams were of whale bone. A whales rib of such an arch , that a man on a camel did ride under it. A whale taken in Kent 232 yards long, with his description, and of others. Eight sorts of Whales with their description. A whale 30 ells long; whales cry when they engender, and bring forth their young alive
• Account of a whale seventy four foot long

People / Organizations

• John Houghton (Author)
• Randal Taylor ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")

Imprint

London: printed, and are to be sold by Randal Taylor, 1693.

Publication year

1693

ESTC No.

R8394

Grub Street ID

128568

Description

2 p. ; 1/2°.

Note

Broadside

Signed at end: John Houghton.