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Three seals, possibly the grey seal. Lithograph.

1 print : wood-engraving ; image and lettering approximately 5.5 x 8.5 cm

A seal. Wood-engraving by T. Bewick, 1789.

1 print : etching with engraving, with watercolour ; 25.3 x 41.9 cm

A male and female elephant seal during the mating season. Coloured etching.

Adamson Collection

1 painting : watercolour ; sheet 55.8 x 76.3 cm

A seal, balancing a red block on its nose, is attacked by the gun of an approaching tank. Watercolour by N. Goullet, ca. 1955.

<p>A phenomenon observed by Bernard O'Reilly on his expedition in 1817 to Greenland: "A luminous arch appeared this afternoon in opposition to the sun, but destitute of iridescence: the whole interior of this arch was strongly luminous, and objects within its compass partook of that illumination: I thought it worthy of a place among the sketches, as not having been heretofore noticed in any publication within my experience"--O'Reilly, op. cit. p. 196. In the foreground are seals or walruses</p>

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Three seals, possibly the grey seal. Lithograph.

A seal. Wood-engraving by T. Bewick, 1789.

A male and female elephant seal during the mating season. Coloured etching.

A seal, balancing a red block on its nose, is attacked by the gun of an approaching tank. Watercolour by N. Goullet, ca. 1955.

Meteorology: the sun in Baffin Bay disperses thick fog in the shape of a semicircle. Coloured etching by P. Fumagalli, 1827, after B. O'Reilly.

A sea-bear. Wood-engraving by T. Bewick, 1789.

A common seal or sea-dog with its pup. Etching.

Outlines of an adult seal, a seal pup and a seal's head. Lithograph.

Three types of seal. Lithograph.

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Three seals, possibly the grey seal. Lithograph.

A seal. Wood-engraving by T. Bewick, 1789.

A male and female elephant seal during the mating season. Coloured etching.

A seal, balancing a red block on its nose, is attacked by the gun of an approaching tank. Watercolour by N. Goullet, ca. 1955.

Meteorology: the sun in Baffin Bay disperses thick fog in the shape of a semicircle. Coloured etching by P. Fumagalli, 1827, after B. O'Reilly.

A sea-bear. Wood-engraving by T. Bewick, 1789.

A common seal or sea-dog with its pup. Etching.

Outlines of an adult seal, a seal pup and a seal's head. Lithograph.

Three types of seal. Lithograph.

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