A priest administering the sacrament of extreme unction to a dying woman. Wood engraving by N. Knilling.

Above, fishermen hunting a spermwhale; middle, indigenous huntsmen hunting kangaroos; below, an island populated by petrels, sea elephants and sea lions. Wood engraving by N. Knilling after H. Leutemann.

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Nikolaus Knilling

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Above, fishermen hunting a spermwhale; middle, indigenous huntsmen hunting kangaroos; below, an island populated by petrels, sea elephants and sea lions. Wood engraving by N. Knilling after H. Leutemann.

A priest administering the sacrament of extreme unction to a dying woman. Wood engraving by N. Knilling.