Tag: whale

  • A Closer Look: La Baleine d’Ostende

    Written by Patricia Feeley, Interlibrary Loan Librarian, Boston Public Library Some images beg for a closer look.  At first glance, this is a sad scene of a beached whale being inspected by curious onlookers.  However, the caption reads, “La Baleine d’Ostende/Visitee par l’Elephant, la Giraffe les Osages et les Chinois.”  Elephant?  Giraffe? What exactly is going…

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