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View of a cairn on Nova Zembla, possibly in Cross Bay
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View of a cairn on Nova Zembla, possibly in Cross Bay

Louis Apol · 1880 · stumped; paper; pencil

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

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A cairn is a pile of stones under which messages were left. Sheet 16 recto from a sketchbook of 35 sheets made during the expedition to Nova Zembla in 1880.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
schetsboekbladboulder, stoneBarentszzeeKruisbaaiNova Zembla expedities 1880
Credit lineGezicht op een cairn te Nova Zembla, mogelijk in de Kruisbaai. 1880. Louis Apol. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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