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Pirate Dhow: This is a typical 16th-century dhow, a grab-built, lateen-rigged vessel of Arabia, the Mediterranean, and the Indian Ocean. It has the usual long overhang forward, high poop deck, and open waist. The dhow was notorious in the slave trade on the east coast of Africa, and even after a thousand years is still one of the swiftest of sailing vessels. / Spanish or Venetian Galley: These 16th-century galleys were highly decorated with flying flags and intricately carved ornamentation that covered the poop deck and the stern. However, the poor conditions for the slaves that occupied the ships belied the beautiful exterior. The galleys were often a substitute for the gallows and they were frequently used as punishment. / Spanish Galleon: Galleons were usually "treasure ships," and have a romantic history of pirates, adventure, and conquest in popular culture.
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mp48vh768
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Ships Through the Ages: Pirate Dhow, Spanish or Venetian Galley, Spanish Galleon
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Source metadata
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mp48vh768
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photograph
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normalized
title
Ships Through the Ages: Pirate Dhow, Spanish or Venetian Galley, Spanish Galleon
description
Pirate Dhow: This is a typical 16th-century dhow, a grab-built, lateen-rigged vessel of Arabia, the Mediterranean, and the Indian Ocean. It has the usual long overhang forward, high poop deck, and open waist. The dhow was notorious in the slave trade on the east coast of Africa, and even after a thousand years is still one of the swiftest of sailing vessels. / Spanish or Venetian Galley: These 16th-century galleys were highly decorated with flying flags and intricately carved ornamentation that covered the poop deck and the stern. However, the poor conditions for the slaves that occupied the ships belied the beautiful exterior. The galleys were often a substitute for the gallows and they were frequently used as punishment. / Spanish Galleon: Galleons were usually "treasure ships," and have a romantic history of pirates, adventure, and conquest in popular culture.
date
["1934–1935"]
year
1934
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
identifierLocal
09_03_000078
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
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Paintings
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Oil paintings
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Still image
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1
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sf268508b
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kh04nb528
extent
1 painting on canvas : oil ; visible image 22 1/2 x 110 1/4 in., in frame 25 1/2 x 113 1/4 in.
notes
Description of ships written in 1935.
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mp48vh768
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photograph
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photo
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