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Depiction of a ship with a single mast, furled sails, three crown-topped pillars holding up a curtain, and a very elongated figurehead with a dog's head at its lower end and a man's at the upper. Three ramming spikes at the bow. Ornamental floral patterns along the side. Page 133 from the book De Re Navali, a 1541 publication about Greek and Roman vessels of antiquity. Text in Latin and Greek on verso.


vessel type depictions
1541-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Bayfii, Lazarus
ink; laid paper
6 1/2 in x 5 in
Switzerland: Basel