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Shooting the Polar Bear that Had Attacked Two Sailors, 1595
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Shooting the Polar Bear that Had Attacked Two Sailors, 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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Shooting of the polar bear that had attacked two sailors, 6 September 1595. In the background the ships off the coast. 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. 6.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printhistorieprentWillem Barendsz.Jacob van HeemskerckNova Zembla
Credit lineSchieten van de ijsbeer die twee zeelieden had aangevallen, 1595. 1615 - 1617. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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