Description
Dutch sailors hunting a walrus in the Arctic; ships and ice floes in the background.
Made by after an anonymous artist.
Medium: Etching/Engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 40.5 x 32.5 cm (15.94 x 12.8 inch). Image size: 33.5 x 26.5 cm. (13.19 x 10.43 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Original fold lines as issued. Light creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
WILLEM BARENTSZ, ARCTIC, NOVA ZEMBLA, WALRUS HUNTING, 1596 EXPEDITION, DUTCH EXPLORATION, 1730 PRINT | PCO-E100-09
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published in “Gescheidenissen der Vereenigde Nederlanden” by Le Clerc, Amsterdam 1730.
Reference: FMH 1054-a; Atlas van Stolk 979; Van Eeghen 341-1(3); Hollstein Dutch 9 (note: copy).
Biography artist: Johannes Luyken (1649?1712) was a Dutch poet, illustrator, and engraver. Renowned for detailed etchings.
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