Andersonville mural features 17th century ship that was the pride of the Swedish navy (just very briefly)

A painting of the Vasa outside the Swedish restaurant SVEA at 5236 N. Clark St. in Andersonville, the once-heavily Swedish neighborhood. (Robert Herguth / Sun-Times)

The painting of the tall-mast ship at the entrance to SVEA, a restaurant in Andersonville, is one of the smallest murals in the North Side neighborhood. But it represents a towering piece of Sweden’s history.

The ship that’s portrayed outside the Swedish restaurant at 5236 N. Clark St. is the Vasa, according to SVEA owner Scott Martin.