Benjamin Russell Whaling Prints

14491,2. Pair of rare Benjamin Russell whaling prints, " Sperm Whaling with its Varieties ", published in 1870, and " Right Whaling in Behering Straits & Arctic Ocean With its Varieties", published in 1871.  Colored lithographs by J.H. Bufford, Boston from drawings by Benjamin Russell, New Bedford. References:  Brewington, M.V. & Dorothy, Kendall Whaling Museum Prints, Kendall Whaling Museum, 1969, #s 20 & 21., Ingalls, Elizabeth, Whaling Prints in the Francis B.Lothrop Collection,  Peabody Museum, 1987, #s 306 & 307.

Each, 19 1/2 in. x 35 1/2 in., sight; overall 24 3/4 in. x 40 3/4 in.  Attractive condition with minor foxing.