Nordenskiöld's Vega in Naples in 1880

The Vega in Naples on 14 February 1880.

The SS Vega in 1879 became the first ship to complete a voyage through the Northeast Passage. Returning by way of the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Suez Canal, Vega also became the first vessel to circumnavigate the Eurasian continent. On 14 February 1880 the ship arrived in Naples, where the it was received by an enthusiastic crowd. The overwhelming welcome was probably due to the fact that one of the members of A.E. Nordenskiöld´s team, the hydrographer Giacomo Bove, was Italian.