Antique Master Print-BARENTSZ-NOVA-ZEMBLA-HET-BEHOUDEN-HUIS-De Veer-1598

Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 25.2 x 17.8 cm (9.92 x 7.01 inch). Image size: 21.2 x 14 cm. (8.35 x 5.51 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

WILLEM BARENTSZ, NOVA ZEMBLA, GERRIT DE VEER, ARCTIC EXPLORATION, HET BEHOUDEN HUYS, DUTCH EXPLORATION, 16TH CENTURY ENGRAVING, POLAR EXPEDITION | PCO-B9-48

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From: Gerrit de Veer, Waerachtighe Beschryvinghe van drie seylagien… (Amsterdam, 1598).

Reference: Early editions of De Veer’s voyage account, first published 1598.

Biography artist: Gerrit de Veer (c. 1570-1598) was a Dutch officer and chronicler who participated in Willem Barentsz’s third Arctic expedition. His journal, published in 1598, became one of the most important early accounts of Arctic exploration.