Print Description
Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 25.2 x 17.8 cm (9.92 x 7.01 inch). Image size: 22 x 14.6 cm. (8.66 x 5.75 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.
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