Shooting of the polar bear that had attacked two sailors, 1595, Shooting of the polar bear that had attacked two sailors, September 6, 1595. In the background the ships off the coast. Copies of the original illustrations in the travelogue of the journey of Willem Barendsz and Jacob van Heemskerck in 1596-1597 and their stay on the island of Nova Zembla, No. 6., print, print maker: anonymous, after print by: anonymous, after drawing by: Gerrit de Veer, (possibly), Northern Netherlands, 1615 - 1617, paper, engraving, height, 143 mm × width, 175 mm

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