Fight with the polar bear, 1596, 1615 - 1617 print Fight with the polar bear, 11 and 12 June 1596. The crew in two sloops kills a polar bear. In the background the ships for Bereiland and in the air the heavenly phenomenon. Copies to the original illustrations in the travelogue of the journey of Willem Barendsz and Jacob van Heemskerck in 1596-1597 and the stay on the island of Nova Zembla, No. 8. Northern Netherlands paper engraving exploration, expedition, voyage of discovery. landscapes in polar regions. beasts of prey, predatory animals: polar bear New Zembla

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