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Woodcut depicting side view of a galley at sea, single masted with a furled sail, and with ramming spikes at one end, well above the depicted waterline. Latin text on verso. Cut from a page of "De Re Navale", a book on Greek and Roman naval architecture.


vessel depictions
1541-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Bayfii, Lazarus
ink; paper; mounting
5 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in
Switzerland: Basel

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