The Voyage of the Vega Round Asia and Europe

Record summary

The published account of Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld’s Vega expedition describes the first successful navigation of the Northeast Passage and encounters with Arctic coastal communities. Although the voyage predates the requested publication window, the 1902 English edition falls within it and can be used to study how Arctic maritime knowledge, local stories and European exploration narratives were transmitted. It is especially useful for comparing practical sea-route accounts with later legendary interpretations of the polar regions. The account is an expedition narrative, not evidence for a supernatural catastrophe or a preserved ancient flood memory.