Antiquarian copperplate engraving, showing early sailing vessels in two seascape panels, including the Grace a Dieu, flagship of Henry XVIII’s.
From an 1870 publication
by F.A. Brockhaus, Leipzig
References: Legend from publication: ‘Fig. 1. Henri Grace a Dieu (1513); 2. Great Harry (1550); 3. Venetian gallery in 16th century; 4. Merchant vessel in 14th century in the Mediterranean Sea; 5. Genoese caracca from 1549, in service.’
Art (paintings, prints, frames) Engravings
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