Ship’s essentials

anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1596

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.

  • Artwork typeblock, eenschijfsblok
  • Object numberNG-NM-7820-2
  • Dimensionslength 14 cm x width 8.8 cm x depth 5 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Ship’s essentials

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-NM-7820-2

  • Description

    Scheepsonderdeel, een compleet enkelschijfsblok. De schijf is waarschijnlijk van notenhout gemaakt. De houtsoort van de as is niet bekend.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous

  • Dating

    c. 1590 - c. 1596

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    length 14 cm x width 8.8 cm x depth 5 cm

This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1596 - 1597

Acquisition and rights

Documentation

    • J. Boudriot (1975) III p.108 en p.112
    • H. Ketting (1977) p.116-117

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