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William Barents expedition stranded in the Arctic in 1596. A polar bear in the foreground.

William Barents expedition stranded in the Arctic in 1596. A polar bear in the foreground.
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William Barents expedition stranded in the Arctic in 1596. A polar bear in the foreground.
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British Library, London, UK
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Waerachtighe Beschrijvinghe van drie seylagien ... Author: Veer, Gerrit de / Amsterdam, 1598 Source/Shelfmark: C.133.e.34, Ri William Barents expedition stranded in the Arctic in 1596. A polar bear in the foreground. Image taken from Waerachtighe Beschrijvinghe van drie seylagien, ter werelt noyt soo vreemt ghehoort, drie jeeren achter malcanderen deur de Hollandtsche ende Zeelandtsche schepen by noorden, Noorweghen, Moscovia, ende Tartaria, na de coninckrijcken van Catthay ende China, so mede vande opdoeninghe vande Weygats, Nova Sembla, e: n van: t landt op de 80. grad: e, dat men acht Groenlandt te zijn, etc. Originally published/produced in Amsterdam, 1598.

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bear / animal / william barents expedition / arctic / arctic ocean / arctic waters

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