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Samoyeds with Bow and Arrow, with a Reindeer Sledge and Musketeering Demonstrations in the Background, 1595
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Samoyeds with Bow and Arrow, with a Reindeer Sledge and Musketeering Demonstrations in the Background, 1595

anonymous · 1615 - 1617 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Samoyeds with bow and arrow, in the background a reindeer sled and demonstrations of shooting with a musket, 28 August to 1 September 1595. 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. 5.

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printhistorieprentWillem Barendsz.Jacob van HeemskerckAsiatic races and peoplesNova Zembla
Credit lineSamojeden met pijl en boog, op de achtergrond een rendierslee en demonstraties van het schieten met een musket, 1595. 1615 - 1617. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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