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Viking Ships
Viking ships were built by the Scandinavians during the Viking Age (c. 790 CE - c. 1100 CE) and were used both within Scandinavia and beyond for purposes ranging from being the most important means of transport to trade and warfare. Viking...
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Ships of the Gods of Ancient Egypt
The Nile River was the source of life for the ancient Egyptians and so figured prominently in their religious beliefs. At night, the Milky Way was considered a heavenly Nile, associated with Hathor, and provider of all good things. The Nile...
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Ships in the Ancient Mediterranean
The Egyptians, Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans all prospered in the ancient Mediterranean thanks to their mastery of the sea which allowed them to fish, trade, win naval battles and establish new cities far from their own coastal waters. In...
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Ships on the Palestrina Mosaic
A close-up of the Nile Mosaic (c. 2nd century BCE), depicting Ptolemaic ships with soldiers onboard.
National Archaeological Museum of Palestrina.
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Destruction of the French Ships and Arsenal at Toulon
Destruction of the French fleet and arsenal at Toulon, carried out by Sir Sydney Smith, 18 December 1793. Engraving by Archibald Robertson, 1794.
Royal Collection.
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Portuguese Carrack Ships
A mid-16th century painting of Portuguese carrack ships. Carrack and caravel ships were the mainstay of the Portuguese Empire, permitting the Portuguese to dominate the seas and bring precious cargo like spices back to Europe. (Royal Museums...
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Five Ships of Exploration
This infographic illustrates five notable ships from the Age of Exploration, a period during the 15th and 16th centuries when European powers sought new trade routes, territories, and knowledge of the world. Several notable ships played key...
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Battle between Dutch and Spanish Ships on the Haarlemmermeer, 26 May 1573
Battle between Dutch and Spanish ships on the Haarlemmermeer, 26 May 1573, oil on canvas by Hendrik Cornelisz Vroom, c. 1629.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Dutch Ships at the Battle of the Downs
A 17th-century painting by Reinier Nooms showing Dutch and Spanish ships fighting at the Battle of the Downs in the English Channel in 1639. (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich)
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Japanese Samurai Attack Mongol Ships
A detail showing Japanese samurai attacking a much larger Mongol ship during the failed invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281 CE. From the Mongol Scroll, aka the 'Illustrated Account of the Mongol Invasion of Japan.' Commissioned by Takezaki...
