Three Benjamin Russell Lithograph Prints Abandonment of the Whalers in the Arctic 1871, published by Benjamin Russell, New Bedford, Mass. 1872, comprised of plates 1,2, and 4, each marked Proof in lower left margin, showing the 1871 whaling disaster of trapped ships in the arctic ice pack of which 33 ships were lost, with Old Print Shop Philadelphia labels on reverse of each.

Sight 14 in. x 20 in. Overall 21.75 in. x 27.5 in.