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title: A Whale Oil Refinery at Smeerenburg, Svalbard
author: Purchased by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam with support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15096/a-whale-oil-refinery-at-smeerenburg-svalbard/
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# A Whale Oil Refinery at Smeerenburg, Svalbard
_Authored by Purchased by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam with support of the Vereniging Rembrandt_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15096.jpg)
## Image Caption
The whale oil refinery of the Amsterdam chamber of the Greenland Company on Amsterdam Island off the coast of Spitsbergen. Oil on canvas, 1639.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Rembrandt, P. b. t. R. A. w. s. o. t. V. (2022, January 09). A Whale Oil Refinery at Smeerenburg, Svalbard. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Rembrandt, Purchased by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam with support of the Vereniging. "A Whale Oil Refinery at Smeerenburg, Svalbard." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 09, 2022. .
### MLA
Rembrandt, Purchased by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam with support of the Vereniging. "A Whale Oil Refinery at Smeerenburg, Svalbard." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Jan 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Traankokerijen_bij_het_dorp_Smerenburg_Rijksmuseum_SK-A-2355.jpeg) by [**Purchased by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam with support of the Vereniging Rembrandt**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Traankokerijen_bij_het_dorp_Smerenburg_Rijksmuseum_SK-A-2355.jpeg). Submitted by [Kim Martins](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/kim.martins/ "User Page: Kim Martins"), published on 09 January 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.