Flor de la Mar
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Flor do Mar or Flor de la Mar was a Portuguese nau of 400 tons, which over nine years participated in decisive events in the Indian Ocean until her sinking in November 1511. Nobleman Afonso de Albuque
Flor do Mar depicted as a galleon in the 16th century "Roteiro de Malaca".
A replica of the Flor de la Mar" in Malacca City, Malaysia (2009)
Another replica of Flor do Mar, Maritime Museum of Malacca (2006)
Carrack
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A carrack is a three- or four-masted ocean-going sailing ship that was developed in the 14th to 15th centuries in Europe, most notably in Portugal and Spain. Evolving from the single-masted cog, the c
Flor de la Mar
…modern Portuguese) or Flor de la Mar ('Flower of the Sea', spelled Frol de la Mar in Portuguese chronicles of the 16th century) was a Portuguese nau (carrack) of 400 tons, which over nine years participated in decisive events in the Indian Ocean until her sinking in November 1511. Nobleman Afonso de Albuquerque…
The Portuguese carrack Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai and other ships, painting by Joachim Patinir. The voyage of Infanta Beatriz, second daughter of King Manuel of Portugal, to Villefranche for her marriage to Charles III, Duke of Savoy, in 1521.
c. 1558 painting of a large carrack attributed to Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Replica of a small 15th-century or 16th-century carrack at Vila do Conde, Portugal
Naval battle involving carracks and galleys