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English: No. 13: Polar bears raiding the supplies of the Willem Barentsz expedition, causing the men to shoot at them.
Nederlands: De mannen van Willem Barentsz proberen ijsberen af te slaan.
Date 1598
date QS:P571,+1598-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Source/Photographer Gerrit de Veer's journal
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The men of Willem Barentsz shooting a polar bear while holding in back a with halberds

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