Gilt wood statuette of Tutankhamun on a boat with a harpoon, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Gilt wood statuette of Tutankhamun on a boat with a harpoon, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Old catcher boats, Harpoon boats, at the old whaling station, Grytviken, South Georgia, South Atlantic

An abandoned whaling boat with a harpoon on its bow at the old whaling station at Grytviken on South Georgia. In its 58 years of operation, it handled 53,761 slaughtered whales, producing 455,000 tons of whale oil and 192,000 tons of whale meat.

Whale hunters. Note the typically small boat and home made harpoon- an adapted rifle. Eastern Caribbean

Whale hunters. Note the typically small boat and home made harpoon- an adapted rifle. Eastern Caribbean

Monument commemorating the whalers of Pico in Sao Roque do Pico. Pico Island, an island in the Azores (Ilhas dos Acores) in the Atlantic ocean. The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal. Europe, Portugal, Azores

Monument commemorating the whalers of Pico in Sao Roque do Pico. Pico Island, an island in the Azores (Ilhas dos Acores) in the Atlantic ocean. The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal. Europe, Portugal, Azores