32 THE VOYAGE OF THE VEGA. [chap. 



other stores, bought iu Fiumark for the expedition, were taken 

 in here ; and three wah'us-huuters, hired for the voyage, 

 embarked. 



On the 21st July the whole equipment of the Vega was on 

 board, the number of its crew complete, all clear for departure, 

 and the same day at 2.15 P.M. we weighed anchor, with lively 

 hurrahs from a numerous crowd assembled at the beach, to 

 enter in earnest on our Arctic voyage. 



The members of the expedition on board the Vega were — 



A. E. Nordenskiold, Professor, in com- 

 mand of the expedition born 18th Nov. 1832 



A. A. L. Palander, Lieutenant, now Cap- 

 tain in the Royal Swedish Navy, chief 

 of the steamer Vega .'.... ,, 2nd Oct. 184<0 



F. R. Kjellman, Ph.D., Decent in Botany 

 in the University of Upsala, superin- 

 tendent of the botanical work of the 



expedition ,, 4th Nov. 1846 



A. J. Stuxberg, Ph.D., superintendent 



of the zoological work ,, 18th April 1849 



E. . Almquist, Candidate of Medicine, 



medical officer of the expedition, 



lichenologist ,, 8th Aug. 1852 



E. C. Brusewitz, Lieutenant in the Royal 



Swedish Navy, second in command of 



the vessel „ 1st Dec. 1844 



G. Bove, Lieutenant in the Royal Italian 

 - Navy, superintendent of the hydrogra- 



phical work of the expedition ... ,, 23rd Oct. 1853 



A. -Hovgaard, Lieutenant in the Royal 

 Danish Navy, superintendent of the 

 magnetical and meteorological work 

 of the expedition ,, 1st Nov. 1853 



O. Nordquist, Lieutenant in the Im- 

 perial Russian Regiment of Guards, 

 interpreter, assistant zoologist ... „ 20th May 1858 



R. Nilsson, sailing-master ,, 5th Jan. 1837 



is in general nnnecessary to use furs. The coast Chukcliis, who catch 

 great numbers of seals, but can only obtain reindeer skins by purchase, 

 yet consider clothing made of the latter material indispensable in winter. 

 During this season they wear an overcoat of the same form as the Lapps' 

 pesh, the suitableness of whose cut thus appears to be well proved. On 

 this account I prefer the old-world Polar dress to that of the new, which 

 consists of more closely fitting clothes. The Lapp shoes of reindeer skin 

 (rensJcaUar, homager) are, on the other hand, if one has not opportunity 

 to change them frequently, nor time to take sufficient care of them, quite 

 unserviceable for Arctic journeys. 



