Tar, Glue and Iron – A Close Study of the Role of the Stockholm Shipyards in Swedish State Formation - 1625-26

Summary

-          The 18th [January], purchased Matz Erich[sson] and [Bengt] Joen[sson], 166 baskets of straw in Broschön for – 6 [Daler], 15 [Öre], and 12 [Penningar]

-          …On the fourteenth on the same month, [unspecified] purchased glue - 12 [Öre]

-          …On the seventh of January 1626, Master Johann took with him to Småland - 1000 [Daler]

Entries such as these make up the bulk of the Stockholm Naval account books for the years 1625 and 26. Naval-yard’s administrative systems. This was a period of high–intensity naval activity for the State, as well as the developmental stage for the flagship Vasa, a development estimated at a significant portion of the Swedish State’s expenses. The scope and variety of the payments gives a good idea of the extent (and inconsistencies) that the Swedish state conducted its business in, and raises many implications about the scope of the work and those performing it.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2018   •
• Understanding Seventeenth Century Maritime Culture: Current Research on the Swedish Warship Vasa of 1628

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Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

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PaperId(s): 672