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»Princess Hedvig Sofia« and the Great Northern War
By Ralf Bleile
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Description
On 25 April 1715, the Swedish Rear Admiral Carl Hans Wachtmeister scuttled his flagship Prinsessan Hedvig Sofia in the Baltic Sea off Bülk, after it had been badly damaged in a naval engagement off Femern during the course of the Great Northern War. In 2008, divers discovered the wreck and shortly afterwards underwater archaeologists were successful in identifying it. As a result, a window was opened into a past which had never had light cast on it in the Baltic region from an international perspective. In this volume accompanying the special exhibition 'Of Swords, Sails and Cannon - The Sinking of the Princess Hedvig Sofia', 37 contributions from authors from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, and Germany delve more deeply into the topics presented in the exhibition. The key areas are 'Baltic in change around 1700', 'Absolutism in the Baltic region', 'Shipping and naval warfare', 'Underwater cultural heritage', and 'The Great Northern War - memorial culture'. In addition a German-language exhibition catalogue has appeared
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
416
Release Date:
2015-05-28
Publication Date:
2015-06-30
Publisher:
Sandstein Kultur
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
3954981661
ISBN13:
9783954981663
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
2606 g
Height:
245 cm
Width:
307 cm
Thickness:
38 cm
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