Crew fighting polar bears near the stranded ship, 1596. In the foreground is a polar bear, standing on its hind legs, fighting three crew members, two armed with a halberd and one with a musket. In the background two polar bears near a barrel of salt meat, and crew members with sleds hauling wood for the construction of the house. The stuck ship on the right. Opposite page 65 in: 'Warfareful Relation. Der dreyen newen uner hörten seltzaamen Schiffart so die Dutch und Seeländischen 1594, 1595 und 1596 performed' (1598)., print, print maker: anonymous, after drawing by: Gerrit de

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