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Engraving of a sailing ship beside jagged cliffs, with a low sun shining on the horizon under clouds at midnight.

Astronomy: a sailing ship at the North Cape, Norway, sailing under the midnight sun. Engraving, 1825.

An engraved view shows a three-masted sailing ship on dark water at right, its sails filled, beside tall jagged rock cliffs at left. A bright sun sits low above a cloud-streaked horizon, its rays fanning out over the sea. The caption reads 'View of the North Cape, with the Sun Shining at Midnight.'

Artist
Unknown
Date
1 January 1825
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2777 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1825.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Barco de vela en el Cabo Norte bajo el sol de medianoche, grabado de 1825

Un grabado muestra un velero de tres mástiles sobre aguas oscuras a la derecha, con las velas hinchadas, junto a altos acantilados rocosos y dentados a la izquierda. Un sol brillante se encuentra bajo sobre un horizonte con nubes, y sus rayos se abren sobre el mar. La leyenda dice 'View of the North Cape, with the Sun Shining at Midnight'.

Português: Navio à vela no Cabo Norte sob o sol da meia-noite, gravura de 1825

Uma gravura mostra um veleiro de três mastros em águas escuras à direita, com as velas infladas, ao lado de altos penhascos rochosos e irregulares à esquerda. Um sol brilhante repousa baixo sobre um horizonte coberto de nuvens, com raios que se espalham pelo mar. A legenda diz 'View of the North Cape, with the Sun Shining at Midnight'.

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