Fight with the polar bear, 1596, Fight with the polar bear, June 11 and 12, 1596. The crew in two sloops kills a polar bear. In the background the ships for Bear Island and the celestial phenomenon in the sky. Copies of the original illustrations in the travelogue of the journey of Willem Barendsz and Jacob van Heemskerck in 1596-1597 and their stay on the island of Nova Zembla, No. 8., print, print maker: anonymous, after print by: anonymous, after drawing by: Gerrit de Veer, (possibly), Northern Netherlands, 1615 - 1617, paper, engraving, height, 135 mm × width, 179 mm
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Fight, polar bear, 1596, June 11, 12, crew, two sloops kills, background, ships, Bear Island, celestial phenomenon, sky, Copies, original illustrations, travelogue, journey, Willem Barendsz, Jacob van Heemskerck, 1596-1597, stay, island, Nova Zembla, No, 8, print, print maker, anonymous, drawing, Gerrit de Veer, Northern Netherlands, 1615 - 1617, paper, engraving, height, 135 mm × width, 179 mm
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