Age of Sail
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The Age of Sail is the period in European history from the mid-15th or 16th century to, at the latest, the mid-19th century, in which the dominance of sailing ships in global trade and warfare culmina
The Battle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653, painted by Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten
A ship of war, Cyclopaedia 1728, Vol 2
HMS Devastation
Clipper
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A clipper was a type of mid-19th-century merchant sailing vessel, designed for speed. The term was also retrospectively applied to the Baltimore clipper, which originated in the late 18th century.
Age of Sail
…warships. The period between the mid-19th century to the early 20th century, when sailing vessels reached their peak of size and complexity (e.g., clippers and windjammers), is sometimes referred to as the "Golden Age of Sail". The second sea-going steamboat was Richard Wright's first steamboat Experiment…
Taeping, a tea clipper built in 1863 by Robert Steele & Company.
Clipper barque Spirit of the Age 1854 by T. G. Dutton
Sovereign of the Seas set the record for world's fastest sailing ship in 1854.
Hornet – an American clipper ship of the 1850s