Galleons Collection

Vasa, a 17th century warship, Vasa Museum, Stockholm, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

The English Ship Hampton Court in a Gale, 1678-80. Creator
The English Ship Hampton Court in a Gale, 1678-80. Willem Van de Velde the Younger was a the Dutch marine painter. He emigrated to England with his father in 1674

Napoleon goes aboard the Northumberland for his journey to St Helena, 8 August 1815, (c1850). Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) surrendered to a British naval officer

Twas In Trafalgar's Bay
This painting depicts a naval battle between some galleons at Trafalgar Bay, which occurred in 1805, between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies

Scene with ships during the Spanish Armada, when the expedition sent by King Philip II of Spain was met by the Royal Navy and out-manoeuvred. The surviving Spanish ships were badly damaged in storms

Sea Fight Between the English and Dutch Off Ter Heyde, August, 1653, (1914). Creator
Sea Fight Between the English and Dutch Off Ter Heyde, August, 1653, (1914). The Battle of Terheide, depiction of a naval battle fought on 10 August 1653 between the English

A woodcut engraving depicting galleons exchanging broadsides - note the sternpost rudder on the ship on the left
5311217 A woodcut engraving depicting galleons exchanging broadsides - note the sternpost rudder on the ship on the left, 16th century; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Galleons exchanging broadsides (print)
3330730 Galleons exchanging broadsides (print); (add.info.: Woodcut of galleons exchanging broadsides. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

View of the Admiralty warehouse in Amsterdam, 1752. Creator: Anon
View of the Admiralty warehouse in Amsterdam, 1752. A View of the Admiralty at Amsterdam, of the Store Houses, Wharfes and Docks, belonging to it, and to the East India Company of Holland

Seashore in Taishu, 19th century. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Seashore in Taishu, 19th century. Series: One Hundred Views of Celebrated Places in Various Provinces

Shipwreck of the Greek Fleet on the Voyage Home from Troy, late 16th-early 17th century

Decorations on the Herengracht for the April festivities, 1887, 1887. Creator: Johan Adolph Rust
Decorations on the Herengracht for the April festivities, 1887, 1887

View of the Neva River in Saint Petersburg seen from the west side, 1745-1794. Creator: Anon
View of the Neva River in Saint Petersburg seen from the west side, 1745-1794. A Perspective View of the Neva, towards the East, between the Galleys Dock & the thirteenth line of the Wassile Ostroff

View of the Admiralty warehouse in Amsterdam, 1752. Creator: Anon
View of the Admiralty warehouse in Amsterdam, 1752. A view of the Admiralty at Amsterdam, of the store houses, wharfes and docks, belonging to it, and to the East India Company of Holland

A French Squadron near a Rocky Coast, 1640-1676. Creator: Jacob Bellevois
A French Squadron near a Rocky Coast, 1640-1676

Arrival of the Earl of Leicester at Flushing, 1585, (1879). Creator: Pieter van Looy
Arrival of the Earl of Leicester at Flushing, 1585, (1879). The English fleet with Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester near Flushing in Holland, December 20, 1585. Sailing ships, city in the background

The Zoutman on ship camels, 1807. Creator: J. Vos
The Zoutman on ship camels, 1807. (A ship camel is an external flotation tank that can be fitted to a ship to increase her buoyancy, or reduce her draught). The Admiraal Zoutman was launched in 1800

Seascape with ships and boats at sunset, 1745-1775. Creator: Unknown
Seascape with ships and boats at sunset, 1745-1775

Seascape with ships and boats at sunset, 1745-1775. Creator: Unknown
Seascape with ships and boats at sunset, 1745-1775

Seascape with ships and boats at sunset, 1745-1775. Creator: Unknown
Seascape with ships and boats at sunset, 1745-1775

Naval Battle between Dutch Men-of-War and Spanish Galleys, c.1633-c.1650. Creator: Cornelis Boel
Naval Battle between Dutch Men-of-War and Spanish Galleys, c.1633-c.1650

Dutch Ships in a Calm Sea, c.1665. Creator: Willem van de Velde the Younger
Dutch Ships in a Calm Sea, c.1665

A Dutch Squadron under the Command of Cornelis Simonsz van der Veer Carrying Out a Surprise Attack o Creator
A Dutch Squadron under the Command of Cornelis Simonsz van der Veer Carrying Out a Surprise Attack on Three Portuguese Galleons in the Bay of Goa Velha, 30 September 1639, 1653

The Spanish Armada off the English Coast in 1588, c.1620-c.1625. Creator: Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen
The Spanish Armada off the English Coast in 1588, c.1620-c.1625

View of Naples, 1675-1750. Creator: Circle of Gaspar van Wittell
View of Naples, 1675-1750

View of the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, viewed against the current, 1756. Creators: Robert Sayer, Robert Watts
View of the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, viewed against the current, 1756. A Perspective View of the Borders of the Neva

The Battle of Cadiz, 1608. Creator: Aert Anthonisz
The Battle of Cadiz, 1608. Other Title(s): The Battle of CadizIncident from the Battle of the Spanish Armada

Malta, from a painting by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Malta, from a painting by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Supplies for the Crimean War....the harbour of Valetta burst upon us as a thing of wonder. Two long deep bays run inland

U.S.S. Constellation, between 1890 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Constellation, between 1890 and 1901. Sloop-of-war, the last sail-only warship designed and built by the United States Navy. She was built at the Gosport Shipyard between 1853 and 1855

Archimède démontrant aux ingènieurs anglais... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Archimede demontrant aux ingenieurs anglais... 19th century. Archimedes showing the English engineers how, in Syracuse, he raised not just one vessel but an entire fleet

Grande Galerie of the Louvre, Pont-Neuf, the Cité, Collège des Quatres-Nations, around 1670... Creator: Unknown
Grande Galerie of the Louvre, Pont-Neuf, the Cite, College des Quatres-Nations, around 1670, on the Seine the royal galley, current 1st and 6th arrondissements, between 1670 and 1685

The Expedition to the Isle of Terceira, 1582 (fresco)
GIA780703 The Expedition to the Isle of Terceira, 1582 (fresco) by Spanish School, (16th century); Monasterio del Escorial, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: The naval Battle of Ponta Delgada)

Gulliver captures the Blefuscudians ships, lantern slide, late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Gulliver captures the Blefuscudians ships, lantern slide, late 19th century. They had seen me cut the cables, and thought my design was only to let the ships run adrift or fall foul on each other

H. M. S. Victory, 1936. Creator: Unknown
H.M.S." Victory", 1936. HMS Victory was a first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built between 1759 and 1765. She was Nelsons flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805

Neptune Galleon, Porto Antico (Old Port), Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Pirate vessel, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

The taking of ten British ships in Marbella in 1563 by the Alvaro de Bazans fleet
IND388258 The taking of ten British ships in Marbella in 1563 by the Alvaro de Bazans fleet, during the reign of Philip II of Spain (fresco) by Spanish School

The entry of the fleet into Lisbon, a scene from the maritime campaign against Portugal conducted by Alvaro de Bazan
IND388259 The entry of the fleet into Lisbon, a scene from the maritime campaign against Portugal conducted by Alvaro de Bazan, during the reign of Philip II of Spain (fresco) by Spanish School

View of the port and fortified city of Saint Malo, located on the coast of Brittany
IND388249 View of the port and fortified city of Saint Malo, located on the coast of Brittany by French School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Vista del puerto y la ciudad fortificada de Saint Malo)

Foggy Weather, ca. 1767. Creator: Jacques Aliamet
Foggy Weather, ca. 1767

Engagement between the English and Spanish Fleets off the Isle of Wight, 1588, after a Tapestry in Creator: Unknown
Engagement between the English and Spanish Fleets off the Isle of Wight, 1588, after a Tapestry in the Old House of Lords, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume38

Study for Lucains "La Pharsale", Canto VIII, c. 1766
Study for Lucains " La Pharsale", Canto VIII, c. 1766

Courtesan watching foreign ship from balcony, c. 1818 / 44. Creator: Totoya Hokkei
Courtesan watching foreign ship from balcony, c. 1818/44

Dutch Ships Entering the Port of the Island of Rhodes (Rokosuto minato Oranda fune)
Dutch Ships Entering the Port of the Island of Rhodes (Rokosuto minato Oranda fune nyushin no zu), c. 1818/30

England (Igirisu koku), 1865. Creator: Utagawa Yoshitora
England (Igirisu koku), 1865. British people, sailing ships and churches seen through Japanese eyes

View of Miyozaki in Yokohama (Miyozaki Yokohama ichiran), 1860

Horn, c. 1940. Creator: Carl Strehlau
Horn, c. 1940

The Dutch Whaling Fleet, 1690 / 1700. Creator: Abraham Storck
The Dutch Whaling Fleet, 1690/1700. Sailors harpooning whales and attacking polar bears

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Galleons, the majestic vessels of the past, have left an indelible mark on history. From the ill-fated Vasa, a 17th-century warship that now finds its home in the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, to scenes with ships during the Spanish Armada and Napoleon's journey to St Helena aboard the Northumberland; they have played significant roles across continents. These magnificent ships were not confined to one region but sailed through Scandinavia and Europe. The English Ship Hampton Court braved a fierce gale in 1678-80 while Diego Velazquez de Cuellar commanded his own vessel during his remarkable life from 1465-1524. Even Gulliver himself captured Blefuscudian ships in Jonathan Swift's timeless tale. The allure extended beyond their historical significance as well. In Genoa, Liguria, Italy stands Neptune Galleon at Porto Antico (Old Port), reminding visitors of maritime glory. Pirate vessels also found their haven there - symbols of adventure and rebellion. Gazing upon these grandiose structures takes us back to pivotal moments like "The Expedition to the Isle of Terceira" or "The taking of ten British ships in Marbella. " These frescoes depict battles fought and victories won under Philip II's reign. And let us not forget H. M. S Victory - a name synonymous with naval supremacy since its launch in 1936. This ship represents Britain's proud seafaring heritage and continues to inspire awe today. Intriguingly diverse yet united by their splendorous presence on waterways worldwide, galleons remain captivating icons that connect us with our shared maritime past.