Jacob van Heemskerk boat voyage, In trouble with giant Walruses,1597
From Round About the North Pole (published 1907) by W. J. Gordon with woodcuts and other illustrations by Edward Whymper (1840-1911). An incident on the return voyage of William Barents' Northeast passage expedition. The ships were abandoned in the ice and the crew set sail on smaller boats led by Jacob van Heemskerk. Barents died on the return trip. The Barents Sea was named after him
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