Galleon
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Galleons were large, multi-decked sailing ships developed in the early 16th century from ships such as the Caravel and the Carrack, in Portugal and in Spain. They were first used by Europeans as armed
Depiction of a Portuguese galleon
A Spanish galleon (left) firing its cannons at a Dutch warship (right). Cornelis Verbeeck, c. 1618–1620
Technical drawing of a late 16th century or early 17th century Portuguese galleon, featured in the Livro de Traças de Carpintaria
Model of an English galleon sporting four mast types: (left to right) • Bonaventure mizzenmast, typically lateen-rigged and shorter than the main mizzen. • Mizzenmast, typically shorter than the foremast and lateen-rigged. • Mainmast, the tallest mast and, on vessels with more than three masts, the most centrally located. • Foremast, the second-tallest mast.
Caravel
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The caravel was a small sailing ship that developed from the fishing craft of Galicia, Portugal, and Atlantic Andalusia. It could be rigged either entirely with lateen sails or with a combination of l
Galleon
…Galleons were large, multi-decked sailing ships developed in the early 16th century from ships such as the Caravel and the Carrack, in Portugal and in Spain. They were first used by Europeans as armed cargo carriers from the 16th to 18th centuries during the Age of…
Replica of the Pinta in Palos de la Frontera, one of the Spanish ships of Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the West Indies, and one of the first two caravels to reach the New World in 1492.
Model of a Portuguese caravel, found in the Musée national de la Marine
What is believed to be the most accurate depiction of a lateen caravel, featured in the 16th century Retábulo de Santa Auta, now at the National Museum of Ancient Art, in Lisbon
A replica of the caravel Boa Esperança in the city of Lagos, Portugal