Strait of Anian by Barentsz'The most important map of the far northern regions [and] the first to show Spitzbergen' (Ginsberg). Also known as the Map of the Strete of Anian, this is Willem Barentsz' landmark map of the Arctic region. Willem Barentsz made three voyages to the Arctic Ocean. During his third voyage in 1596, Barentsz discovered Spitzbergen, and decided to try to enter the Kara Sea by sailing north of Novaya Zemlya. His expedition was subsequently trapped in the