Essex of Nantucket

In 1799, the 87-foot whaleship "Essex" was launched in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Unknown to the shipwrights at the time, this vessel was destined for disaster in the far-off Pacific Ocean. For nearly 20 years the "Essex" engaged in numerous successful whaling voyages. Her homeport was Nantucket. Her luck ran out in 1820, when she became the first whaleship from the United States to be sunk by a whale. The whaleship is depicted in the painting near Great Point, Nantucket, in 1819, at the beginning of her final voyage. The "Essex" was the inspiration for the "Pequod" in Herman Melville's classic Moby Dick.

Giclée Edition ~ Signed & Numbered Prints

Image size: 14 x 16.5 inches

$170.00