PRIMITIVE ARCTIC WHALING EXPEDITION, O/C: 19th or possible late 18th C, 11 1/2'' x 15 1/2'', scene depicts giant sperm whale and figures in a boat with larger ships and icebergs in the background, American flag flying with 13 stars, signed lower left illegibly Oliver **. Condition - Needs cleaning, paint flaking in lower right and left margins, several spots of loose paint throughout, craquelure throughout. An exceptional piece of American history.