Sperm whale that was beached near Beverwijk, by Jacob Matham

An image of Print Album. Sperm whale that was beached near Beverwijk on 19 December 1601. Matham, Jacob (Dutch, 1571-1631). Engraving, 1601.

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Print Album. Sperm whale that was beached near Beverwijk on 19 December 1601. Matham, Jacob (Dutch, 1571-1631). Engraving, 1601.

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Accession Number: 23.i.10-102
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 760 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 227.13kB
Exposure time: 1/250
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2014:06:18 10:19:57

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