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Attacked by polar bears while loading the sleds, 1596
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Crew members on and around the stranded ship fighting with three polar bears. In the background, the completed Behouden Huys. Opposite page 72 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 lineOvervallen door ijsberen bij het laden van de sleden, 1596. 1598. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
