Boston Aquarial & Zoological Gardens. Central Court, Washington Street
Subtitle: J.A. Cutting, manager. W.H. Brookings, treasurer. A large dolphin and a living whale in the central tank. ...
Publisher: publisher not identified
Published: 1861
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Subjects: Aquariums; Zoos; Dolphins; Whales
Notes: Title from beginning of text.

Advertising broadside with central woodcut picturing crowds looking at a tank with whale, porpoise, and fish in it; balcony crowd includes two figures looking like Neptune; signed "Champney, del." (i.e. W. L. Champney?)

Cutting's aquarium was the first of its kind and was eventually bought out by Barnum.

A series of broadsides were produced for the showing, which occured in May 1861.

Large water stain; bottom third torn off and repaired with old tape; removed from scrapbook album.