A copperplate engraving from the book titled, 'Plan de plusieurs b̢timens de mer avec leurs proportions dedi̩ �� Son Altesse Serenissime Monseigneur Louis Auguste de Bourbon' (Marseille: c. 1720) by the French Captain Henri Sbonski de Passebon. The book was a collection of naval architecture prints. The title at the bottom of the print indicates that the ship is a galleass warship viewed from its port side and with men standing on the deck. This sail and oar propelled of warship evolved from the galley ship, which was propelled exclusively by oars, and was primarily used in the Mediterranean Sea. The galleass was larger than a galley and the added sails functioned to reduce the burden of the crew. It was a popular ship design from the 1400s to the mid-1600s, serving as a transition vessel from oar to sail power. Guns were placed between the row ports as seen in the print.
