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title: Madre de Deus Model
author: Marco2000
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12405/madre-de-deus-model/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Madre de Deus Model
_Authored by Marco2000_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12405.jpg)
## Image Caption
A model of the Portuguese [carrack](https://www.worldhistory.org/Carrack/) Madre de Deus (aka Madre de Dios) which was a treasure ship captured by Engish privateers in the Azores in September 1592 CE. The ship, laden with treasure from the East Indies, was the richest prize ever taken by Elizabethan privateers. (Museu de Marinha, Lisbon)
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Carrack_Madre_de_Deus.jpg) by [**Marco2000**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Carrack_Madre_de_Deus.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 22 June 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.