The Brendan Voyage. Drawings by Trondur Patursson. London: Hutchinson, 1978. First Edition. Illustrated with photographs & drawings. Handsomely bound in half green morocco over cloth boards; spine compartments ruled & lettered in gilt. A fine bright copy.

A classic of experimental archaeology and maritime adventure. The book chronicles Severin’s successful 1976-1977 attempt to prove that the sixth-century Irish monk St. Brendan could have reached North America in a small leather-clad curragh.

With striking drawings by Faroese artist and adventurer Trondur Patursson, who also sailed on the voyage and whose powerful, elemental illustrations capture the raw spirit of the crossing.