Replica viking vessel VIKING
This image appears to be a photograph of a postcard that depicts the stern and port view of a reproduction Viking longship. This particular vessel, VIKING, was a reproduction of the Gokstad ship, an original Viking ship found within a burial mound in Norway in 1880. The reproduction was built in Sandefjord, Norway in 1892- 1893. In 1893 VIKING sailed from Norway to Chicago to the World's Columbian Exposition under the captaincy of Magnus Anderson. A book was published in 1893 chronicling VIKING's journey:
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s William Hall collection which contains mainly images of recreational boating in Sydney Harbour from the 1890s to the 1930s.
The Australian National Maritime Museum undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collection. If you can identify a person, vessel or landmark, write the details in the Comments box below.
Thank you for helping caption this important historical image.
Object number 00002396
See also for another image of this vessel: bit.ly/R19qXO
Replica viking vessel VIKING
This image appears to be a photograph of a postcard that depicts the stern and port view of a reproduction Viking longship. This particular vessel, VIKING, was a reproduction of the Gokstad ship, an original Viking ship found within a burial mound in Norway in 1880. The reproduction was built in Sandefjord, Norway in 1892- 1893. In 1893 VIKING sailed from Norway to Chicago to the World's Columbian Exposition under the captaincy of Magnus Anderson. A book was published in 1893 chronicling VIKING's journey:
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s William Hall collection which contains mainly images of recreational boating in Sydney Harbour from the 1890s to the 1930s.
The Australian National Maritime Museum undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collection. If you can identify a person, vessel or landmark, write the details in the Comments box below.
Thank you for helping caption this important historical image.
Object number 00002396
See also for another image of this vessel: bit.ly/R19qXO