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A crutch for Willem Barentsz?

anoniemca. 1597

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

This crutch was made on Nova Zembla for someone with leg trouble. This may have been Willem Barentsz, who was ill during his last weeks on the island and could barely walk, if at all. He had to be transported by sleigh from the shelter to the sloops.

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  • Title: A crutch for Willem Barentsz?
  • Creator: anoniem
  • Date Created: ca. 1597
  • Physical Dimensions: hout
  • Subject Keywords: overzeese geschiedenis, Overwintering op Nova Zembla, Nova Zembla, Behouden Huys, Barendsz., Willem, Heemskerck, Jacob van
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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