The Whale-oil Refinery near the Village of Smerenburg, Cornelis de Man, 1639

The whale-oil refinery of the amsterdam chamber of the greenland company on amsterdam island off the coast of spitsbergen. To the left the sea with whales and ships. To the right various installations with smoking chimneys and large groups of workmen. Object Type: painting. Genre: landscape painting. Date: 1639. Place of creation: Delft (?). Dimensions: height: 108 cm (42.5 in); width: 205 cm (80.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Man, Cornelis de - The Whale-oil Factory on Jan Mayen Island - 1639