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Ship’s essentials

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Pulleys, boathooks and rope, all these items were recovered on Nova Zembla. The rope in particular is still surprisingly intact. A piece of the hull of Barentsz’ ship has also been preserved and is now kept in St Petersburg.
c. 1590 - c. 1596
Founding
10.6 cm
NG-NM-10390-1
Image and text courtesy of Rijksmuseum, 2019

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