Londons wonder : being a most true and positive relation of the taking and killing of a great whale neer to Greenwich; the said whale being fifty eight foot in length, twelve foot high, fourteen foot broad, and two foot between the eyes. At whose death was used harping-irons, spits, swords, guns, bills, axes, and hatchets, and all kind of sharp instruments to kill her: and at last two anchors being struck fast into her body, she could not remoove them, but the blood gusht out of her body, as the water does out of a pump. The report of which whale hath caused many hundred of people both by land and water to go and see her; the said whale being slaine hard by Greenwich upon the third day of Iune this present yere 1658. which is largely exprest in this following discourse.

Format:

Book

Series:

Early English books online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Whaling--England--Early works to 1800.

Whaling.

Omens--Early works to 1800.

Omens.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 unnumbered pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for Francis Grove neere the Sarazens head on Snow-hill, 1658.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Signatures: A [-A7].

Annotation on Thomason copy: "June"; "June 6.".

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Thomason Tracts ; 243:E2134[2]) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

Wing (2nd edition) L2957.

Thomason E.2134[2].

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