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Focht Naer Nova Zemla in Den Jaere MDXCVI (spouting whales in background)

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Trip to Nova Zembla in the year 1596. (Tocht naar Nova Zembla in het jaar 1596) This hand-colored engraving depicts the first Dutch exhibition to Nova Zembla (in search of the Northeast Passage) in 1596. The scene depicts sailors in a small boat in the foreground fighting a walrus.

Classification

whales

Date Made

1681-01-02

Legal Status

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Major Collection

Hart Nautical

Maker

Luyken, Ian

Materials

ink; paper

Measurements

11 in x 13 3/4 in

Place Made

unknown

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