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The Capture of a Polar Bear, 1594
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Attempts to catch a polar bear and the attack of the captured polar bear on the boat with Barendsz during the first voyage, 19 July 1594. Copies of the original illustrations in the travel report of the voyage of Willem Barendsz and Jacob van Heemskerck in 1596-1597 and the stay on the island of Nova Zembla, No. 2.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHet vangen van een ijsbeer, 1594. 1615 - 1617. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
