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File:Polar bear, Gerrit de Veer (1596).jpg

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English: A Polar bear approaches the men of Willem Barentsz.
Nederlands: De mannen van Willem Barentsz proberen ijsberen af te slaan.
Date 1596
Source Diary of Gerrit de Veer
Author Gerrit de Veer

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