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Humpback Whale Collection (page 6)

A majestic sight unfolds as a humpback whale leaps from the calm waters of Lynn Canal in Alaska's Inside Passage, near Juneau

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Young humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), breaching at sunset in Peril Strait

Young humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), breaching at sunset in Peril Strait, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Can these dry bones live? (coloured engraving)

Can these dry bones live? (coloured engraving)
3626807 Can these dry bones live? (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Can these dry bones live)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Collision between a Steamer and a Whale (engraving)

Collision between a Steamer and a Whale (engraving)
3627909 Collision between a Steamer and a Whale (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Collision between a Steamer and a Whale)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: The whale began to pull, and the elephant began to pull (colour litho)

The whale began to pull, and the elephant began to pull (colour litho)
3622692 The whale began to pull, and the elephant began to pull (colour litho) by Wilson, Patten (1868-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The whale began to pull)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Britannia, map of England (engraving)

Britannia, map of England (engraving)
3621268 Britannia, map of England (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Britannia, map of England)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: 'He opened his jaws and took the boat in'(engraving)

"He opened his jaws and took the boat in"(engraving)
5995167 " He opened his jaws and took the boat in" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Travel adventures (coloured engraving)

Travel adventures (coloured engraving)
5998917 Travel adventures (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Travel adventures)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Karl Asmund Rudolphi (engraving)

Karl Asmund Rudolphi (engraving)
815820 Karl Asmund Rudolphi (engraving) by Swedish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Karl Asmund Rudolphi (1771-1832)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Catching a whale off Deptford Pier: the whale (engraving)

Catching a whale off Deptford Pier: the whale (engraving)
2775873 Catching a whale off Deptford Pier: the whale (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Catching a whale off Deptford Pier)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: A fishing vessel that sailed near the island of Lampedusa was suddenly hit... (colour litho)

A fishing vessel that sailed near the island of Lampedusa was suddenly hit... (colour litho)
2778350 A fishing vessel that sailed near the island of Lampedusa was suddenly hit... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Whale captured at the Grune-Point, Cumberland (engraving)

Whale captured at the Grune-Point, Cumberland (engraving)
1601995 Whale captured at the Grune-Point, Cumberland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whale captured at the Grune-Point, Cumberland)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Whaling in the Solent (engraving)

Whaling in the Solent (engraving)
1595695 Whaling in the Solent (engraving) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whaling in the Solent)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Lifting a Whale (engraving)

Lifting a Whale (engraving)
3627792 Lifting a Whale (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lifting a Whale. Illustration for The Picture Magazine, 1893.); © Look and Learn

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: So they took up Jonah, cast him forth into the sea (colour litho)

So they took up Jonah, cast him forth into the sea (colour litho)
3095784 So they took up Jonah, cast him forth into the sea (colour litho) by Andre, Richard (1834-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: So they took up Jonah, cast him forth into the sea)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: The Nile Expedition (engraving)

The Nile Expedition (engraving)
1623018 The Nile Expedition (engraving) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Nile Expedition. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 27 December 1884)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Whale captured in the Thames, at Grays, Essex (engraving)

Whale captured in the Thames, at Grays, Essex (engraving)
1096500 Whale captured in the Thames, at Grays, Essex (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whale captured in the Thames, at Grays, Essex)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Humpback Whale (coloured engraving)

Humpback Whale (coloured engraving)
1000567 Humpback Whale (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator:MAoller Engraver:A)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: The spring festival of the Eskimos (colour litho)

The spring festival of the Eskimos (colour litho)
2777642 The spring festival of the Eskimos (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The spring festival of the Eskimos)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Whale-Fishing (engraving)

Whale-Fishing (engraving)
668417 Whale-Fishing (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whale-Fishing.-Fac-simile of a Woodcut in the " Cosmographie Universelle" of Thevet)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) blowing or spouting and fluking

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) blowing or spouting and fluking, Southeast Alaska, USA

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: A clash between the giants (Colour Litho)

A clash between the giants (Colour Litho)
2808936 A clash between the giants (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A clash between the giants)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Jonah cast over board (engraving)

Jonah cast over board (engraving)
2792185 Jonah cast over board (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jonah cast over board)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Jonah (engraving)

Jonah (engraving)
667463 Jonah (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jonah. Illustration for Old Testament Portraits by Cunningham Geikie (Strahan, 1878)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Gustave Dore Bible: Jonah cast forth by the whale (engraving)

Gustave Dore Bible: Jonah cast forth by the whale (engraving)
5221605 Gustave Dore Bible: Jonah cast forth by the whale (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jonah cast forth by the whale)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Trades in Regency England: Greenland ship to Hull, broad-cloth manufacture and watchmaker

Trades in Regency England: Greenland ship to Hull, broad-cloth manufacture and watchmaker
6340308 Trades in Regency England: Greenland ship to Hull, broad-cloth manufacture and watchmaker by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Trades in Regency England: Greenland ship to Hull)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Extraordinary polar adventure (Colour Litho)

Extraordinary polar adventure (Colour Litho)
2778572 Extraordinary polar adventure (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Extraordinary polar adventure)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Humpback Whale, 1863-79 (colour litho)

Humpback Whale, 1863-79 (colour litho)
1001322 Humpback Whale, 1863-79 (colour litho) by Petraroja, Raimundo (fl.1863-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Atlante zoologico popolare)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Attacking a Whale with the Hand Harpoon (engraving)

Attacking a Whale with the Hand Harpoon (engraving)
655296 Attacking a Whale with the Hand Harpoon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Attacking a Whale with the Hand Harpoon)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Jonah and the whale (colour litho)

Jonah and the whale (colour litho)
5226866 Jonah and the whale (colour litho) by Amst, Theodore (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jonah and the whale.); © Look and Learn

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: The letter W (engraving)

The letter W (engraving)
973224 The letter W (engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: The letter W. Illustration for Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets (Frederick Warne)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Whaling off the coast of South America (chromolitho)

Whaling off the coast of South America (chromolitho)
972129 Whaling off the coast of South America (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whaling off the coast of South America)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: The Whale-headed King (engraving)

The Whale-headed King (engraving)
959649 The Whale-headed King (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Whale-headed King)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Whaling (colour litho)

Whaling (colour litho)
3096785 Whaling (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whaling. Illustration for Bilder zum Anschauungsunterricht fur die Jugend by Eduard Walther (Eklingen)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Sinbad and his companions on the whale (chromolitho)

Sinbad and his companions on the whale (chromolitho)
2817083 Sinbad and his companions on the whale (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sinbad and his companions on the whale)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Jonah (chromolitho)

Jonah (chromolitho)
2815868 Jonah (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jonah. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Sword-fishes attacking a Whale (engraving)

Sword-fishes attacking a Whale (engraving)
2781166 Sword-fishes attacking a Whale (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sword-fishes attacking a Whale)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Catching a whale off Deptford Pier (engraving)

Catching a whale off Deptford Pier (engraving)
608299 Catching a whale off Deptford Pier (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Catching a whale off Deptford Pier; from The Illustrated London News)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Buckelwal (chromolitho)

Buckelwal (chromolitho)
5211266 Buckelwal (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buckelwal. Illustration for Brehms Thierleben Allgemeine Kunde des Thierreichs)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: A whale bus in the year 2000 (chromolitho)

A whale bus in the year 2000 (chromolitho)
974580 A whale bus in the year 2000 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A whale bus in the year 2000)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: The Arctic Expedition (engraving)

The Arctic Expedition (engraving)
1053583 The Arctic Expedition (engraving) by Atkins, William Edward (1842-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Arctic Expedition)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Sketches by an Officer on the Way to Gibraltar (engraving)

Sketches by an Officer on the Way to Gibraltar (engraving)
1053082 Sketches by an Officer on the Way to Gibraltar (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches by an Officer on the Way to Gibraltar)

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Arabian Humpback Whale

Arabian Humpback Whale
Haitham AL Farsi

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Powerful

Powerful
Zina Heg

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Come back to the surface

Come back to the surface
Barathieu Gabriel

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Humpback whale and the sky

Humpback whale and the sky
Barathieu Gabriel

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Face to face with Humpback whale

Face to face with Humpback whale
Barathieu Gabriel

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Black & Whale

Black & Whale
Barathieu Gabriel

Background imageHumpback Whale Collection: Humpback Whale Calf, Reunion Island

Humpback Whale Calf, Reunion Island
Cédric Péneau



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A majestic sight unfolds as a humpback whale leaps from the calm waters of Lynn Canal in Alaska's Inside Passage, near Juneau. The Herbert Glacier and snowcapped mountains of the Coastal Range provide a breathtaking backdrop to this incredible display of nature's beauty. This particular humpback whale, known scientifically as Megaptera novaengliae, showcases its immense power and grace as it breaches the surface. In another part of the world, off the coast of Vava'u in Tonga's South Pacific, a male calf finds solace with his mother and an escort whale. These gentle giants create a serene scene amidst turquoise waters, reminding us of their strong family bonds. Even in far-flung locations like Shetland, Scotland and Puerto Lopez, two humpback whales breach simultaneously with synchronized precision. Their acrobatic displays leave onlookers in awe while highlighting their playful nature. The side view captures the sheer size and magnificence of these creatures - Megaptera novaeangliae - as they glide just beneath the surface off Shetland. In Hout Bay, South Africa, one can witness yet another breathtaking moment when a humpback whale breaches against a picturesque coastal landscape. Closer to home in Alaska's Inside Passage again but with an unexpected twist – a humpback whale dives alongside Disney Cruise Line ship creating unforgettable memories for all onboard. Not only do these magnificent creatures captivate us on their own but also share moments with other beings; surfers find themselves sharing waves with a humpback whale that gracefully swims nearby without disturbing them. From aerial views capturing female whales swimming alongside their calves to encounters around the globe showcasing their unique behaviors – breaching or diving – each sighting reminds us why we must cherish and protect these incredible creatures that roam our oceans: The Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).