Viking Press was founded on March 1, 1925, in New York City, by Harold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheim. The name of the company as well as its logo, a Viking ship drawn by Rockwell Kent, were actually chosen as symbols of enterprise, adventure, and exploration in publishing.
VikingPress was founded on March 1, 1925, in New York City, by Harold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheim.
The name of the company as well as its logo, a Viking ship drawn by Rockwell Kent, were actually chosen as symbols of enterprise, adventure, and exploration in publishing.
Viking ships were designed to be supple and to 'ride the punch' of the sea, rather than be rigid and battle against it.
The deep keels and the characteristic steepness of the lower strakes imply that Viking hulls had relatively good windward capability and the use of the tacking boom to hold the leading edge of the sail taut shows that Viking seamen were striving to get as close to the wind as they possibly could.
Cargo ships of varying sizes (e.g., the 16.5-metre Skuldelev 1) and Viking Longships (e.g., the 17.5-metre Skuldelev 5 and 30-metre Skuldelev 2) were found among both groups, but perhaps one of the most surprising aspects was the determination that the latter was built in Dublin (Ireland) during the eleventh century.
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