A polar bear plunges into the sea from a very steep iceberg while fishermen look on from a nearby trawler. Coloured engraving by R. Havell after J. Ross.

  • John Ross
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2 February 1819
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41699i
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A polar bear plunges into the sea from a very steep iceberg while fishermen look on from a nearby trawler. Coloured engraving by R. Havell after J. Ross. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London (Albemarle Street) : John Murray, 2 February 1819.

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1 print : engraving, with etching ; image 14.7 x 20.3 cm

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A bear plunging into the sea. Drawn by Capt. Ross. R.N. Engraved by R. Havell & Son

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Wellcome Collection 41699i

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