File:Cachalot - Sperm whale - Drawing by Johann Anderson 1746.JPG

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English: Caption of drawing of a sperm whale by Johann Anderson, from page 224, reads: A true and actual depiction of the Cachalot, which was found on Jan. 24, 1738 not far from St. Peter in Eydersted. He is 48 feet long, 12 feet high, and fat in the middle, 36 feet.
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Source Herrn Johann Anderson ... Nachrichten von Island, Grönland und der Strasse Davis zum wahren Nutzen der Wissenschaften und der Handlung. Accessed via the World Digital Library, http://www.wdl.org/en/item/2574
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Johann Anderson  (1674–1743)  wikidata:Q1692339
 
Johann Anderson
Description German politician and lawyer
Date of birth/death 14 May 1674 Edit this at Wikidata 3 May 1743 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Hamburg Hamburg
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creator QS:P170,Q1692339
(1674-1743), former mayor of Hamburg, Germany

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