Woodcut of a "whale" from Des Monstres et prodiges by Ambroise Pare, 1573. Des Monstres is filled with unsubstantiated accounts of sea devils, marine sows, and monstrous animals with human faces. With its extensive discussion of reproduction and illustrations of birth defects, the book invited accusations of pornography. Whaling is the hunting of whales primarily for meat and oil. Its earliest forms date to at least 3000 BC.
Whaling, 16th Century
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