Freeing a path through the ice to the sea, 1597, 1615 - 1617 print The release of a path through the ice to the sea, 12 June 1597. The heel axes and spades is made a path through the ice over which the sloop can be dragged to the sea. A polar bear is shot in the foreground. 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. 21. Northern Netherlands paper engraving exploration, expedition, voyage of discovery. landscapes in polar regions Nova Zembla. Saving Huys

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