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Shooting of the polar bear that had attacked two sailors, 1595
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Shooting the polar bear that had attacked two sailors, September 6, 1595. In the background, the ships off the coast. Opposite page 40 in: 'Warhafftige Relation. Der dreyen newen unerhörten seltzamen Schiffart so die Holländischen und Seeländischen Schiff....Anno 1594, 1595 und 1596 verricht' (1598).
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSchieten van de ijsbeer die twee zeelieden had aangevallen, 1595. 1598. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
