Whale and reindeer hunting by the Samoyeds. Whales are caught at sea and cut to pieces on land. In the right foreground is a large cauldron in which whale blubber is cooked. In the front left a reindeer sleigh, behind it the slaughter of reindeer and animal sacrifices to statues of gods of the Samoyeds. Opposite page 35 in: 'Warfareful Relation. Der dreyen newen uner hörten seltzaamen Schiffart so die Dutch und Seeländischen Schiff....Anno 1594, 1595 und 1596 performed' (1598)., print, print maker: anonymous, after drawing by: Gerrit de Veer, (possibly), publisher: Levinus Hulsius, Neurenberg, 1598, paper, engraving, height, 105 mm × width, 145 mm
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Whale, reindeer hunting, Samoyeds, Whales, caught, sea, cut, pieces, land, right foreground, large cauldron, whale blubber, cooked, front left, reindeer sleigh, slaughter, reindeer, animal sacrifices, statues, gods, Opposite page 35 in, Warfareful Relation, Der dreyen newen uner hörten seltzaamen Schiffart, die Dutch und Seeländischen Schiff....Anno 1594, 1595 und 1596 performed, 1598, print, print maker, anonymous, drawing, Gerrit de Veer, publisher, Levinus Hulsius, Neurenberg, paper, engraving, height, 105 mm × width, 145 mm
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