The Sinking of the Vasa
Title | The Sinking of the Vasa PDF eBook |
Author | Russell Freedman |
Publisher | Henry Holt Books For Young Readers |
Pages | 39 |
Release | 2018-08-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1627798668 |
Text and illustrations look at the sinking of the Swedish warship Vasa in 1628.
The Vasa Saga
Title | The Vasa Saga PDF eBook |
Author | Bertil Almqvist |
Publisher | |
Pages | 25 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9789163831768 |
Vasa
Title | Vasa PDF eBook |
Author | Frederick M. Hocker |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Ships |
ISBN | 9789173291019 |
Vasa was the most modern warship imaginable in 1628. Her ability for fast and aggressive sailing, the multiple gun deck and the heavy, custom-made guns were innovations. She was meant to be a key asset for Sweden in a bid for power in Northern Europe. But as with most brilliant innovations there are also failures, and the ship sank on her maiden voyage, a spectacular, costly and embarrassing fiasco. This book contains new information about the ship and the people who built and sailed it. And then there's the story of the discovery of the wreck and its challenging and exciting recovery. The dramatic story-telling is backed up by ground-breaking research, as Fred Hocker unfolds new facts that have now been brought to light. The 17th-century was an era of visual symbols. Photographs and historical reconstructions have been made especially for this book. Important themes are shown on double-page spreads and there is a fold-out guide to Vasa's rich ornamentation - a powerful symbolic reference to the glory of the Swedish king.
The Vasa piglet : piglet Lindbom's adventures on board the royal warship Vasa
Title | The Vasa piglet : piglet Lindbom's adventures on board the royal warship Vasa PDF eBook |
Author | Björn Bergenholtz |
Publisher | |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Children's stories |
ISBN | 9789129659054 |
"It's 10th August, 1628. The Royal Warship Vasa is moored in front of the Stockholm Royal Palace, ready for its maiden voyage. A piglet by the name of Lindbom has just been forced on board. He realises he must escape. But how does a small pig get ashore unnoticed? A rat, a cat and a seagull tell Piglet Lindbom what to do, as he steals along the ship's every nook and cranny"--Back cover.
Vasa I
Title | Vasa I PDF eBook |
Author | Carl Olof Cederlund |
Publisher | Statens Maritima Museer (the Swedish State Maritime Museum) |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Excavations (Archaeology) |
ISBN | 9789197465908 |
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.
About the Raising of the Swedish Warship "Vasa" which Sank in Stockholm Harbour the 10th of August 1628 ...
Title | About the Raising of the Swedish Warship "Vasa" which Sank in Stockholm Harbour the 10th of August 1628 ... PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Clason |
Publisher | |
Pages | 12 |
Release | 1959 |
Genre | Ships |
ISBN |
The Mystery of the Vasa
Title | The Mystery of the Vasa PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Fierman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 16 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Naval art and science |
ISBN | 9780325038896 |
For hundreds of years the sinking of the Swedish warship Vasa was an unsolved mystery. But when a Swedish amateur archaeologist named Anders Franzen let his curiosity get the best of him, he was motivated to solve the mystery. This book describes the salvage and preservation of the Swedish warship Vasa that sank in Stockholm harbor on her maiden voyage in 1628.