Maritime history
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Maritime history is the study of human interaction with and activity at sea. It covers a broad thematic element of history that often uses a global approach, although national and regional histories r
Magic and Gracie off Castle Garden, painted by James E. Buttersworth, c. 1871
A replica of the Kyrenia ship, a 4th-century BCE Greek merchant ship
Traditional Austronesian craft being raced, Fiji
Model of a Roman bireme
Boat
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A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size or capacity, its shape, or its ability to carry boats.
Maritime history
…Sub-Oceanic History at the intersection of maritime history, environmental history, and Science and Technology Studies (STS). Watercraft such as rafts and boats have been used far into pre-historic times and possibly even by Homo erectus more than a million years ago crossing straits between landmasses. Little…
A recreational motorboat with an outboard motor
Silver model of a boat, tomb PG 789, Royal Cemetery of Ur, 2600–2500 BCE
Boats with sails in Bangladesh
Traditional Toba Batak boat (c. 1870), photograph by Kristen Feilberg