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Essex: Media

American whaling ship [1799–1820]

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Essex
Model of the Essex whaling ship.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-G613-T-66492)
Attack on the Essex
Artist's depiction of the aftermath of a sperm whale's attack on the whaleship Essex...
© Bildagentur-online—Universal Images Group/Getty Images