Age of Sail

Historical ships and those who sailed them from the 16th to 18th centuries (with special focus on around 1600). Beware of pirates!
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Lists of ship types

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Which end of an 18th century sailing ship is which? It's very important to know your quarterdeck from your forecastle, apparently.
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Parts of a ship

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Caravels

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Portuguese Nao

Carracks

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Golden Hinde photo, The deck

Galleons

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Solider Painting - The Girona by Andrew Howat
Galley Slaves (Original) by James E McConnell at The Illustration Art Gallery

Galleys & galleases

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Early Dutch Pinnace 1597 | modernknight1 | Flickr
The Gouden Leeuw Golden Lion (Print) - National Maritime Museum

Dutch ships

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Cold War Chinese Warships (1949-90)

Asian ships

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"the Vasa warship museum." by /virtualsweden
African corsair ship called a xebec.

Other Ships

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[Catalan, Genoese, Spanish, and Portugese fishing boats] | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
The Netherlands Drawn from Life in the 17th Century – Brewminate
Ship's Boat, 16th Century

Boats

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Ship building

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Tall Ship Upper Deck
Nova Reperta, 1590s
Lovely photo

Rigging

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Cosmic Elk website
Galileo’s first telescopes; 17th century, in the Institute and Museum of the History of Science, Florence.

Navigation

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Inside the Captain's cabin
Pirate's bed

Captain's cabin

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interior of an 18th century ship - Google Search

Crew's quarters

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Ship's figurehead from the "Swallow" (1642). In Kinsale Museum, County Cork, Ireland

Figureheads

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What Does 'Batten Down the Hatches' Mean?
Trimming sails by furling them up

Stormy weather

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matelot

Clothing: Sailors

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Two Old Men beside a Sled Bearing the Coats of Arms of Amsterdam and Utrecht | The Art Institute of Chicago
Women of Navarre. Codex Madrazo-Daza, 16th century. National Library of Spain.

Clothing: Landlubbers

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Ordinary bread wouldn't keep very well on board ship, so the navy had special bread made for it. Ship's biscuits are made of flour and water. They are baked twice to make them as dry and hard as possible. The crew of the Mary Rose would be given half a kilo a day each. They probably put them in their plates or bowls and put the meat and fish on top. The gravy would soften the biscuits. They are impossible to eat without making them soft

Food and Drink

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Tables board from the Mary Rose (sank 1545); England. Oak support with larch (dark) and yew (light) inlay. Poplar tablemen and iron hinges. 572 X 480 X 20 mm

Pastimes

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Klabautermann- German folklore: a water Kobold or sprite that is the size of a child and wears yellow sailor clothes and woolen sailor cap. He is merry and diligent and an expert in most watercraft. He helps sailors and fisherman with their duties.
Chet Van Duzer has spent a lot of time hunting sea monsters. Combing through centuries-old maps in libraries and museums around the world, he's found and studied scores of strange creatures. His new book explores how medieval and Renaissance cartographers drew on myths, literature, and the scientific knowledge of the time to create these beasts.

Superstitions

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36 of these beech-wood shovels were recovered, in various states, although this is one of only two to have the modern-style 'D'-shaped handle. They were mostly found in the hold/orlop area, and are thought to have been used for either moving ballast or removing ashes from the galley. there would have been a metal strip attached to the 'cutting' edge of the shovel, protecting it from damage. © Mary Rose Trust

Jobs

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Bone Earscoop Four earscoops were found on board the Mary Rose; One as part of a manicure set, two in the Barber-Surgeon's cabin, and this one from the starboard scourpit
James Lind FRSE FRCPE (4 October 1716 – 13 July 1794) was a Scottish physician. He was a pioneer of naval hygiene in the Royal Navy. By conducting the first ever clinical trial, he developed the theory that citrus fruits cured scurvy.
curling what ails... with a clyster?

Medicine

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Harbour Scene with Christ Preaching Jan Brueghel de Oude 1598
Diderot's Encyclopedia Detail: fishing, nets, basket, fisherman, brazier, fire basket, spear, boat, drag net, mud shoes, creel, ocean, wooden shoes

Fishing

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