Nova Zembla, Sheet with four copies after the original illustrations in the travelogue of the journey of Willem Barendsz and Jacob van Heemskerck in 1596-1597 and the stay on the island of Nova Zembla. Numbered 1 to 4. Top left (1): Shooting of the polar bear that had attacked two sailors, September 6, 1595. In the background the ships off the coast. Bottom left (2): Shooting and skinning of a polar bear at the Behouden Huys, 12 February 1597. Top right (3): The ship jammed and lifted by the ice, 27 August - 1 September 1596. The crew brings the sloop and provisions to shore.. Bottom right (4): The sloop crushed by the sliding ice is unloaded again, July 1, 1597, Behouden Huys, anonymous, Northern Netherlands, 1615 - 1650, paper, engraving, h 260 mm × w 315 mm
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Nova Zembla, Sheet, four copies, original illustrations, travelogue, journey, Willem Barendsz, Jacob van Heemskerck, 1596-1597, stay, island, Numbered 1, 4, Top left, 1, Shooting, polar bear, attacked two sailors, September 6, 1595, background, ships off, coast, Bottom left, 2, skinning, Behouden Huys, 12 February 1597, Top right, 3, ship jammed, lifted, ice, 27 August, 1 September 1596, crew brings, sloop, provisions, shore, Bottom right, sloop crushed, sliding ice, unloaded again, July 1, 1597, Northern Netherlands, 1615, 1650, paper, engraving
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