Identification title(s): lion. Object type: print object number: ng-nm-9486-1-8. Catalog reference: new hollstein dutch 170-i. Description: oval representation of a lion lying near a skull. A latin border inscription surrounds the scene. Reconstructed from four fragments. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: jacob de gheyn (ii), writer: heyman jacobi (mentioned on object), publisher: joos de bosscher. Place of manufacture: northern netherlands. Dating: 1580 - ca. 1596. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: sheet: h 403 mm × w 564 mm explanation the prints in the nova zembla collection were forced to be left behind in the winter camp, the 'behouden huis', on the island during an expedition by willem barendsz and jacob van heemskerk in 1596-1597. The prints were brought from amsterdam in one or more stacks as merchandise. Almost three centuries later, in 1871, the norwegian elling carlsen returned to nova zembla and found the remains of the 'preserved house', including a large part of the inventory. Some of the prints, in the form of caked clods, were also found. The clumps of paper were sometimes broken in several places. The prints were separated between 1975 and 1979. This resulted in a total of approximately 1000 fragments of approximately 400 prints of approximately 150 different prints. As far as possible, the fragments have been put together and the prints have been reconstructed. Topic: what: beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion. Journey of barendsz and van heemskerck in 1596. Acquisition: transfer of management sep-1892. Date: 1580 - ca. 1596.
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