Vasa I: The Archaeology of a Swedish Warship of 1628 - Hardcover

Olof Cederlund, Carl; Hocker, Frederick M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9197465909 ISBN 13: 9789197465908

Publisher: Statens Maritima Museer (The Swedish State Maritime Museum), 2006

Synopsis

This book is the first in a new series of monographs to be published on Sweden's royal ship, Vasa, which sank on its maiden voyage on August 10th 1628. Volume I will put the series in context, presenting the background to the ship's story, its excavation and salvage, as well as an overview of the finds and their context. Future volumes will examine the armaments, the engineering and the on-board community of the ship, as well as its place in society.

About this title

Review:

...an exciting story of history and politics, contracting and deviation from contracts, construction, error, change and correction, buck-passing and escapism, accusations and lawsuits and the history of numerous recovery attempts-mostly failed.This is one heck of a book!'--Clayton A. Feldman "Books for the Ship Modeler "

In the half-century since the events described in the book, the many photographs of operations, people and finds have acquired a strong historical value. Line drawings also have been chosen for their ability to capture ongoing thought processes rather than as static museum objects. These editorial choices confirm that this book was intended to bring early ship archaeology to life, as well as to present the rich finds from Vasa.'-- (12/01/2008)

About the Author:

By Carl Olof Cederlund, series editor Frederick M Hocker

About this edition

• Publisher: Statens Maritima Museer (The Swedish State Maritime Museum)
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 9197465909
• ISBN 13: 9789197465908
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400