Description

Colored plate with text in German; describes a self-acting safety rod for use on small boats such as whaleboats. At top is an illustration of a harpooneer in a whaleboat about to strike a mostly-submerged whale, while in the distance another whale flips a whaleboat into the air. More whaleboats, icebergs, and a whaleship in the background. Printed above the image, "Second edition 1834"