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Launching the boats, June 1597
Veer, Gerrit de
On the 13th of June, the boats were hoisted to the water and loaded with supplies and necessitites for the return journey. On the left, the two sick crew members, Willem Barentsz and Claes Andriesz, are depicted.
From the Wahrhafftige Relation, the German version of Gerrit de Veer’s journal, published in 1598. (See under ‘documentation’ for details.)
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