ailors
belonging to the Navy. I further obtained permission to receive, on
account of the expedition, from the Navy stores at Karlskrona,
provisions, medicines, coal, oil, and other necessary equipment,
under obligation to pay for any excess of value over 10,000 Swedish
crowns (about 550_l_.); and finally the vessel of the expedition was
permitted to be equipped and made completely seaworthy at the naval
dockyard at Karlskrona, on condition, however, that the excess of
expenditure on repairs over 25,000 crowns (about 1,375_l_.) should
be defrayed by the expedition.

[Illustration: _THE VEGA._ Longitudinal section. ]

Plan of arrangement under deck.

1. Powder magazine.
2. Instrument room.
3. Sofa in gunroom.
4. Cabin for Lieut. Brusewitz
5. Cabin fur Lieuts. Bove and Hovgaard.
6. Pantry during winter.
7. Corridor.
8. Cabin for Dr. Stuxberg and Lieut. Nordquist.
9. Gunroom.
10. Table in gunroom.
11. Cabin for Dr. Almquist.
12. Cabin for Dr. Kjellman.
13. Stove.
14. Cabin for Capt. Palander.
15. Cabin for Prof. Nordenskioeld.
16. Corridor (descent to gunroom).
17. Coal bankers.
18. Boiler.
19. Storeroom 'tween decks.
20. Pilot's cabin.
21. Cabin for Lieut. Bove built in Japan.
22. Cabin for two petty officers.
23. Petty officers' mess.
24. Cabin for carpenter's effects ) built
25. Cabin for collections. ) in Japan
26. Cabin for library.
27. Gunroom pantry.
28. Hatch to provision room.
29. Hatch to the cable-tier.
30. Hatch to room set apart for scientific purposes.
31. Galley.
32. Bunks for the crew--double rows.
33. Cable-tier and provision store.
34. Hatch to store-room.
35. Hatch to room for daily giving out of provisions.
36. Hatch to rope-room.
37. Sail-room.
38. Storeroom for water and coal.
39. Engine-room.
40. Cellar.

Plan of upper deck

_a._ Thermometer case.
_b._ The rudder.
_c._ Binnacle with compass.
_d._ ) Skylights to the gunroom.
_e._ )
_f._ Mizenmast.
_g._ Descent to the gunroom ) companion common
_h._ Descent to the engine ) to both.
_i._ Bridge.
_k._ Funnel.
_l._ Boats lying on gallows.
_m._ Mainmast.
_n._ Booms (for reserve masts, yards, &c.).
_o._ Main hatch.
_p._ Steam launch.
_q._ Fore hatch.
_r._ Hencoops.
_s._ Water closet.
_t._ Foremast.
_u._ Smoke-cowl.
_v._ Descent to lower deck (companion).
_x._ Windlass.
_y._