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title: Moby Dick Illustration
author: Augustus Burnham Shute
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19849/moby-dick-illustration/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-01-06
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# Moby Dick Illustration

_Authored by Augustus Burnham Shute_

## Image File

[![Moby Dick Illustration](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19849.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19849.png)

## Image Caption

An 1892 illustration of the whale Moby Dick from an early edition of the novel of that name by [Herman Melville](https://www.worldhistory.org/Herman_Melville/) (1819 – 1891). By [Augustus](https://www.worldhistory.org/augustus/) Burnham Shute.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Shute, A. B. (2025, January 06). Moby Dick Illustration. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19849/moby-dick-illustration/>
### Chicago
Shute, Augustus Burnham. "Moby Dick Illustration." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 06, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19849/moby-dick-illustration/>.
### MLA
Shute, Augustus Burnham. "Moby Dick Illustration." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Jan 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19849/moby-dick-illustration/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moby_Dick_p510_illustration.jpg) by [**Augustus Burnham Shute**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moby_Dick_p510_illustration.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 06 January 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.