Svend Foyn was a Norwegian whaling, shipping magnate and philanthropist. He pioneered revolutionary methods for hunting and processing whales. Svend Foyn introduced the modern harpoon cannon and brought whaling into a modern age. He is also recognized as a pioneer who introduced sealing to Vestfold County.
Svend Foyn (1809–1894)
Foynegården in Tønsberg, Norway
Svend Foyns Arbeiderboliger at Tønsberg in Vestfold
Svend Foyn Chapel in Tonsberg
Tønsberg, historically Tunsberg, is a city in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located about 102 kilometres south-southwest of the capital city of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near its mouth onto the Skagerrak. The city is the most populous metropolis in Vestfold county. Tønsberg also serves as the administrative centre for Vestfold county and the seat of the County Governor of Vestfold og Telemark.
View of the town
Tønsberg Fortress
Tønsberg Cathedral
Whale-catchers in Tønsberg, 1952