The 1670 voyage of la Martinière

"native samples"

La Martinière's drawing of a woman and a man from Novaya Zemlya - both of whom had been kidnapped and sent as "native samples" to the king's court in Copenhagen.

   © University Library of Tromsø - 1999.
The Northern Lights Route is part of The Council of Europe Cultural Routes. The Cultural Routes are an invitation to Europeans to wander the paths and explore the places where the unity and diversity of our European identity were forged.
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