Giacomo Bove was an Italian explorer. He sailed with Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld on the first voyage through the north-east passage, and later explored Tierra del Fuego and the Congo River.
Yaranga frame of the Chukchi people near Pitlekaj, drawn by Bove
Chukchi boats by Olof Sörling, 1880, from Nordenskiöld's book of the expedition. The Vega in the background was equipped with sail as well as steam power.
North coast of Isla de los Estados (Staten Island)
Iguazu Falls from the Argentine side
The Vega Expedition of 1878–1880, named after the SS Vega and under the leadership of Swedish Finnish explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, was the first Arctic expedition to navigate through the Northeast Passage, the sea route between Europe and Asia through the Arctic Ocean, and the first voyage to circumnavigate Eurasia. Initially a troubled enterprise, the successful expedition is considered to be among the highest achievements in the history of Swedish science.
Return of Swedish Finnish explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld with the SS Vega to Stockholm on 24 April 1880.
Swedish steamship SS Vega, used during the expedition of the Finnish-Swedish explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld.
SS Vega at anchor in the Penkigney Bay of the Bering Sea.
SS Vega frozen into packed ice outside Piltekai, Siberia. Photo by Louis Palander
