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title: A Carrack Ship by Bruegel
author: Pieter Bruegel
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12472/a-carrack-ship-by-bruegel/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# A Carrack Ship by Bruegel

_Authored by Pieter Bruegel_

## Image File

[![A Carrack Ship by Bruegel](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12472.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12472.jpg)

## Image Caption

A detail of a c. 1558 CE painting by Pieter Bruegel showing a [carrack](https://www.worldhistory.org/Carrack/) ship, the type of vessel used by the Spanish and Portuguese in the 16th century CE to transport treasure and precious cargo from the New World and Asia to [Europe](https://www.worldhistory.org/europe/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Bruegel, P. (2020, July 15). A Carrack Ship by Bruegel. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12472/a-carrack-ship-by-bruegel/>
### Chicago
Bruegel, Pieter. "A Carrack Ship by Bruegel." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 15, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12472/a-carrack-ship-by-bruegel/>.
### MLA
Bruegel, Pieter. "A Carrack Ship by Bruegel." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Jul 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12472/a-carrack-ship-by-bruegel/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Medieval_carrack_-_detail_by_Pieter_Bruegel_the_Elder.jpg) by **Pieter Bruegel**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 15 July 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.