The Three Voyages of William Barents to the Arctic Regions (1594, 1595, and 1596)Veer, Gerrit de
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The Three Voyages of William Barents to the Arctic Regions (1594, 1595, and 1596)
Veer, Gerrit de
Barentsz, Willem, approximately 1550-1597; Northeast Passage
“64. Thirteen ditto, but again of another and smaller form; in
three of them the upper part is wanting.
“65. Two tin boxes, each divided into four compartments, of which
the lower part, if you turn it, can be used as a drinking cup, the
centre as a saltcellar, whilst the upper part is fit for a pepper
box, the top of which unscrews.
“66. Two ditto, of which only the drinking cups and the upper part
of the pepper box have been preserved.
“67. Two ditto, of which only the lower part of the drinking cups
has been preserved.
“68. A tin medallion, on which is represented: ‘Time that uplifts
truth from the earth’, and on which a marginal inscription is to be
read: ‘Abstrusam. Tenebris. Tempus. Me Educit. Tu Auras. H. G.
(Henry or Hurbert Goltzius)’. Inside the margin is found: ‘Veritas
filia temporis’. Probably also an object of merchandise. A
description of similar medals is found in the Dutch work of C.
Leemans, in ‘de Verslagen der Koninklijke Akademie van
Wetenschappen’.
“69. A ditto medallion in a small wooden frame, representing a
woman seated, holding in her right hand a cross, and in her left a
chalice or goblet, from which a flame like light arises. Behind her
lies one of the tables of the law. A symbol of religion, or of the
New Testament.
“70. Two ditto medallions, in wooden frames, representing a woman
with a child in her lap, and another in her arms. A third child
seeks refuge near her; this is probably a symbol of Mercy.
“71. Three copper parts of objects, the original destination of
which is uncertain.
“72. Two wooden stoppers, either belaying pins, which are used on
small ships to fasten ropes, or pieces of furniture. These objects
have been erroneously taken by Captain Carlsen for drumsticks.
“73. Nine buttons, and the stopper of a tin bottle.
“74. The haft of a knife, and another object of carved wood. Not
Dutch work, but apparently of Norwegian or Russian origin. Barendsz
or one of his companions might have obtained these objects on the
former expeditions. Moreover the trade with Archangel gave them
opportunities of buying Russian or Norwegian articles.
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