Fragmenten van kaartnet van noordelijk halfrond Two fragments of a map grid, numbered 60, 70, 80 and 90. A network of lines is used to determine location. A semi-circular network of lines; the system of terrestrial meridians and parallels in equatorial stereographic projection. The map grid was probably used in combination with the length pointer Plancius. Manufacturer : printmaker: anonymous place manufacture: Northern Netherlands Dating: in or 1596 Material: paper Technique: engra (printing process) ToelichtingDe prints and maps in Nova Zembla collection during an expedition of William Baren

Fragmenten van kaartnet van noordelijk halfrond Two fragments of a map grid, numbered 60, 70, 80 and 90. A network of lines is used to determine location. A semi-circular network of lines; the system of terrestrial meridians and parallels in equatorial stereographic projection. The map grid was probably used in combination with the length pointer Plancius. Manufacturer : printmaker: anonymous place manufacture: Northern Netherlands Dating: in or 1596 Material: paper Technique: engra (printing process) ToelichtingDe prints and maps in Nova Zembla collection during an expedition of William Barendsz and Jacob van Heemskerk in 1596-1597 forced into the winter camp, "Preserve House ', left behind on the island. Almost three centuries later, in 1871, the Norwegian Elling Carlsen returned to Nova Zembla and finding the remains of the "Preserve house, including a large part of the inventory. A portion of the prints, in the form of caked lumps, was then also recovered. The paper clods were sometimes broken in several places. Between 1975-1979, the prints are separated from one another. This yielded a total of approximately 1000 fragments of about 400 punches of approximately 150 different prints on. Where possible, the fragments together and have the prints gereconstrueerd. Subject: maps, atlases and travel of Barendsz Van Heemskerck in 1596

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