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

Object summary

Title: Focht Naer Nova Zemla in Den Jaere MDXCVI (spouting whales in background)
Object ID: AF-WD-0378
Date made: 1681
Place made: Unknown
Etcher: Luyken, Jan
Object type: Etching
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
On view: No

Description

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.

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