Subject: Walrus Hunting
Period: 1700 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
13.5 x 10.3 inches
34.3 x 26.2 cm
This is a fascinating copper engraving depicts a battle between the crew of a small boat and a large walrus, with ships, polar bears, seals and whales in the background. The event took place on the Barentz expedition to locate a Northern passage to the East Indies in 1596.
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Condition: A
A few minor professional paper repairs in blank margins.