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A crutch for Willem Barentsz?
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This crutch was made on Nova Zembla for someone with leg trouble. This may have been Willem Barentsz, who was ill during his last weeks on the island and could barely walk, if at all. He had to be transported by sleigh from the shelter to the sloops.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineA crutch for Willem Barentsz?. c. 1597. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
