Vasa I : Archaeology of a Swedish Warship of 1628 : Swedish Maritime Museum

Vasa I : The Archaeology of a Swedish Warship of 1628

By Carl Olof Cederlund

Published by Statens Maritima Museer (The Swedish State Maritime Museum) (21 Sept. 2006). Large heavy hardcover book, 400 pages. profusely illustrated. The book measures 24.77 x 29.21 x 4.45cm

CONDITION
A very good clean copy throughout. With a gift inscription in pen to the front blank endpaper. Pages very clean throughout and cloth binding very good. A fine copy.

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 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.

Review for the book
"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!' -- Books for the Ship Modeler 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." -- International Journal of Maritime History International Journal of Maritime History

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