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Attacked by Polar Bears while Loading the Sledges, 1596
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Attacked by Polar Bears while Loading the Sledges, 1596

anonymous · 1615 - 1617 · engraving; paper

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

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The crew is attacked by polar bears while loading provisions from the ship onto the sleds, 25 October 1596. Jacob van Heemskerck and Gerrit de Veer keep the bears at bay with halberds. 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. 16.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printhistorieprentWillem Barendsz.Gerrit de VeerJacob van Heemskerck
Credit lineOvervallen door ijsberen bij het laden van de sleden, 1596. 1615 - 1617. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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