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Dreadnought The Sovereign of the Seas: Built in 1637 by Charles I, the dreadnought Sovereign was most likely a contemporary of the Great Harry, which was 120 years older. / Ketch: The ketch was a 17th-century fore-and-aft rigged vessel with main mast and small mizzen set forward of the rudder post. Square sails were used. / Drake's Ship Golden Hind: When English explorer Sir Francis Drake started out upon his renowned voyage around the world in the year 1577, all he had was a vessel not larger than the Santa Maria, which was nearly a century old. The new ship, the Golden Hind, was a hundred-ton, three-masted vessel with a small crew.
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mp48vh58b
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Ships Through the Ages: Dreadnought, "The Sovereign of the Seas," Ketch, Drake's ship, "Golden Hilden"
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photograph
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1
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mp48vh58b
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photograph
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normalized
title
Ships Through the Ages: Dreadnought, "The Sovereign of the Seas," Ketch, Drake's ship, "Golden Hilden"
description
Dreadnought The Sovereign of the Seas: Built in 1637 by Charles I, the dreadnought Sovereign was most likely a contemporary of the Great Harry, which was 120 years older. / Ketch: The ketch was a 17th-century fore-and-aft rigged vessel with main mast and small mizzen set forward of the rudder post. Square sails were used. / Drake's Ship Golden Hind: When English explorer Sir Francis Drake started out upon his renowned voyage around the world in the year 1577, all he had was a vessel not larger than the Santa Maria, which was nearly a century old. The new ship, the Golden Hind, was a hundred-ton, three-masted vessel with a small crew.
date
["1934–1935"]
year
1934
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
identifierLocal
09_03_000069
creators
King, Frederic Leonard, 1879-1947
Public Works of Art Project (U.S.)
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Highlights from the Arts Department Collection
Ships Through the Ages
subjects
Sailing ships
genreBasic
Paintings
genreSpecific
Oil paintings
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Still image
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1
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import
Source extras
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sf268508b
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kh04nb528
extent
1 painting on canvas : oil ; visible image 22 1/2 x 84 in., in frame 25 1/2 x 87 in.
notes
Description of ships written in 1935.
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no
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mp48vh58b
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photograph
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photo
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