Gallery›Wellcome Collection›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 C. Ross.
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 C. Ross.
Wellcome Collection

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 C. Ross.

William Charles Ross · 1819

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

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

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