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"Journey through Time: Exploring the Fascinating Galley" From the Sutton Hoo treasure to Viking longships carrying fierce warriors

Background imageGalley Collection: Dutch Ships in a Calm, by Willem van de Velde

Dutch Ships in a Calm, by Willem van de Velde
Vintage maritime painting titled, Dutch Ships in a Calm. The original was painted by Willem van de Velde the Younger, circa 1665

Background imageGalley Collection: Source Size = 3752 x 1521

Source Size = 3752 x 1521
On Board the " indus" Emigrant Ship: Live Provisions (Left), the Galley and the Cook (Right)

Background imageGalley Collection: The Doge on the Bucentaur in front of San Nicolo del Lido, on Ascension Day, c. 1766-70

The Doge on the Bucentaur in front of San Nicolo del Lido, on Ascension Day, c. 1766-70
XIR868515 The Doge on the Bucentaur in front of San Nicol del Lido, on Ascension Day, c.1766-70 (oil on canvas) by Guardi, Francesco (1712-93); Louvre, Paris

Background imageGalley Collection: Alfreds galleys attacking the Viking Dragon ships, 897 AD, illustration

Alfreds galleys attacking the Viking Dragon ships, 897 AD, illustration
XND76013 Alfreds galleys attacking the Viking Dragon ships, 897 AD, illustration from Hutchisons Story of the British Nation, c.1920 (colour litho) by Payne, Henry A

Background imageGalley Collection: The Suleymanname or Life of Suleyman, the Fleet of the Sultan

The Suleymanname or Life of Suleyman, the Fleet of the Sultan
XIR736910 The Suleymanname or Life of Suleyman, the Fleet of the Sultan (ink and gold leaf on vellum) (b/w photo) by Turkish School, (16th century); Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul

Background imageGalley Collection: Construction of a galley, fourteenth demonstration, plate 15, illustration from Demonstrations

Construction of a galley, fourteenth demonstration, plate 15, illustration from Demonstrations
XIR661367 Construction of a galley, fourteenth demonstration, plate 15, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois

Background imageGalley Collection: Construction of a galley with the prow and the stern, fifteenth demonstration, plate 16

Construction of a galley with the prow and the stern, fifteenth demonstration, plate 16
XIR661370 Construction of a galley with the prow and the stern, fifteenth demonstration, plate 16, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois

Background imageGalley Collection: Nails, hooks, pulleys and iron fitments needed to built a galley, twenty-sixth demonstration

Nails, hooks, pulleys and iron fitments needed to built a galley, twenty-sixth demonstration
XIR661375 Nails, hooks, pulleys and iron fitments needed to built a galley, twenty-sixth demonstration, plate 27, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois

Background imageGalley Collection: Plan of a galley, twenty-fifth demonstration, plate 26, illustration from Demonstrations

Plan of a galley, twenty-fifth demonstration, plate 26, illustration from Demonstrations
XIR661374 Plan of a galley, twenty-fifth demonstration, plate 26, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois, cloux et ferremens qui entrent dans la construction d une galere

Background imageGalley Collection: Pennants of a galley, twenty-seventh demonstration, plate 28, illustration from Demonstrations

Pennants of a galley, twenty-seventh demonstration, plate 28, illustration from Demonstrations
XIR661376 Pennants of a galley, twenty-seventh demonstration, plate 28, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois

Background imageGalley Collection: A galley being moored, twenty-fourth demonstration, plate 25, illustration from Demonstrations

A galley being moored, twenty-fourth demonstration, plate 25, illustration from Demonstrations
XIR661373 A galley being moored, twenty-fourth demonstration, plate 25, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois

Background imageGalley Collection: A galley getting ready to launch, twenty-second demonstration, plate 23, illustration

A galley getting ready to launch, twenty-second demonstration, plate 23, illustration
XIR661371 A galley getting ready to launch, twenty-second demonstration, plate 23, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois

Background imageGalley Collection: A galley with all its masts, outside the dock, twenty-third demonstration, plate 24

A galley with all its masts, outside the dock, twenty-third demonstration, plate 24
XIR661372 A galley with all its masts, outside the dock, twenty-third demonstration, plate 24, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois

Background imageGalley Collection: Construction of a galley, pieces of wood, third demonstration, plate 3, illustration

Construction of a galley, pieces of wood, third demonstration, plate 3, illustration
XIR661369 Construction of a galley, pieces of wood, third demonstration, plate 3, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois

Background imageGalley Collection: Ropes of a galley, plate 34, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois

Ropes of a galley, plate 34, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois
XIR661363 Ropes of a galley, plate 34, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois, cloux et ferremens qui entrent dans la construction d une galere

Background imageGalley Collection: Construction of a galley, first demonstration, plate 1, illustration from Demonstrations

Construction of a galley, first demonstration, plate 1, illustration from Demonstrations
XIR661368 Construction of a galley, first demonstration, plate 1, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois, cloux et ferremens qui entrent dans la construction d une galere

Background imageGalley Collection: Construction of a galley, second demonstration, plate 2, illustration from Demonstrations

Construction of a galley, second demonstration, plate 2, illustration from Demonstrations
XIR661366 Construction of a galley, second demonstration, plate 2, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois, cloux et ferremens qui entrent dans la construction d une galere

Background imageGalley Collection: A galley, plate 35, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois

A galley, plate 35, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois
XIR661364 A galley, plate 35, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois, cloux et ferremens qui entrent dans la construction d une galere

Background imageGalley Collection: A galley with oars and flags, thirty-second demonstration, plate 33, illustration

A galley with oars and flags, thirty-second demonstration, plate 33, illustration
XIR661362 A galley with oars and flags, thirty-second demonstration, plate 33, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois

Background imageGalley Collection: A seaworthy galley, thirty-first demonstration, plate 32, illustration from Demonstrations

A seaworthy galley, thirty-first demonstration, plate 32, illustration from Demonstrations
XIR661361 A seaworthy galley, thirty-first demonstration, plate 32, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois, cloux et ferremens qui entrent dans la construction d une galere

Background imageGalley Collection: Cannons and anchors of a galley, thirtieth demonstration, plate 31, illustration

Cannons and anchors of a galley, thirtieth demonstration, plate 31, illustration
XIR661360 Cannons and anchors of a galley, thirtieth demonstration, plate 31, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois

Background imageGalley Collection: Sails of a galley, twenty-ninth demonstration, plate 30, illustration from Demonstrations

Sails of a galley, twenty-ninth demonstration, plate 30, illustration from Demonstrations
XIR661359 Sails of a galley, twenty-ninth demonstration, plate 30, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois, cloux et ferremens qui entrent dans la construction d une galere

Background imageGalley Collection: Sails of a galley, twenty-eighth demonstration, plate 29, illustration from Demonstrations

Sails of a galley, twenty-eighth demonstration, plate 29, illustration from Demonstrations
XIR661358 Sails of a galley, twenty-eighth demonstration, plate 29, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois, cloux et ferremens qui entrent dans la construction d une galere

Background imageGalley Collection: A galley getting ready to launch, twenty-first demonstration, plate 22, illustration

A galley getting ready to launch, twenty-first demonstration, plate 22, illustration
XIR661356 A galley getting ready to launch, twenty-first demonstration, plate 22, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois

Background imageGalley Collection: A galley entirely lined outside, eighth demonstration, plate 9, illustration

A galley entirely lined outside, eighth demonstration, plate 9, illustration
XIR661357 A galley entirely lined outside, eighth demonstration, plate 9, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois

Background imageGalley Collection: Caulking a galley, twentieth demonstration, plate 21, illustration from Demonstrations

Caulking a galley, twentieth demonstration, plate 21, illustration from Demonstrations
XIR661355 Caulking a galley, twentieth demonstration, plate 21, illustration from Demonstrations de toutes les pieces de bois, cloux et ferremens qui entrent dans la construction d une galere

Background imageGalley Collection: Plate 5 from Divers Embarquements, c. 1640s (engraving)

Plate 5 from Divers Embarquements, c. 1640s (engraving)
XJF498327 Plate 5 from Divers Embarquements, c.1640s (engraving) by Bella, Stefano della (1610-64); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sea landscape with a port. ); Italian, out of copyright

Background imageGalley Collection: The Arrival of Henri III of France in the Lido of Venice on 8 July 1574, 1591 (etching)

The Arrival of Henri III of France in the Lido of Venice on 8 July 1574, 1591 (etching)
XIR485161 The Arrival of Henri III of France in the Lido of Venice on 8 July 1574, 1591 (etching) by Italian School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Background imageGalley Collection: Navigation, from The Gentlemans Recreation published by Richard Blome

Navigation, from The Gentlemans Recreation published by Richard Blome
XJF483360 Navigation, from The Gentlemans Recreation published by Richard Blome, 1686 (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageGalley Collection: Coronation of Dogaressa Morosina Morosini-Grimani, 1597 (engraving)

Coronation of Dogaressa Morosina Morosini-Grimani, 1597 (engraving)
XJF472261 Coronation of Dogaressa Morosina Morosini-Grimani, 1597 (engraving) by Franco, Giacomo (1550-1620); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageGalley Collection: Pontifical Galley with Sails, Oars and Heavy Artillery, c. 1808 (litho)

Pontifical Galley with Sails, Oars and Heavy Artillery, c. 1808 (litho)
KW441360 Pontifical Galley with Sails, Oars and Heavy Artillery, c.1808 (litho) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageGalley Collection: Sixteenth Century Three-Masted Galley with Square Sails, c. 1880 (litho)

Sixteenth Century Three-Masted Galley with Square Sails, c. 1880 (litho)
KW441357 Sixteenth Century Three-Masted Galley with Square Sails, c.1880 (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageGalley Collection: Sixteenth Century Galley, c. 1880 (litho)

Sixteenth Century Galley, c. 1880 (litho)
KW441354 Sixteenth Century Galley, c.1880 (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix)

Background imageGalley Collection: A fete in Venice (oil on canvas)

A fete in Venice (oil on canvas)
XIR418485 A fete in Venice (oil on canvas) by Fiammingo, Paolo (Franck, Pauwels) (1540-96); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rennes, France; (add.info.: une fete a Venise; ); Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageGalley Collection: Harbour scene at a Spanish Port (oil on canvas)

Harbour scene at a Spanish Port (oil on canvas)
XIR392263 Harbour scene at a Spanish Port (oil on canvas) by Grund, Norbert Joseph Carl (1717-67); Narodni Galerie, Prague, Czech Republic; Bohemian, out of copyright

Background imageGalley Collection: The Tavola Strozzi, 1472-3 (tempera on panel)

The Tavola Strozzi, 1472-3 (tempera on panel)
XIR349728 The Tavola Strozzi, 1472-3 (tempera on panel) by Rosselli, Francesco (1445-c.1513) (attr.); 82x245 cm; Museo Nazionale di San Martino, Naples

Background imageGalley Collection: Campaign of Emperor Charles V against the Turks at Tunis in 1535: the Battle of Goletta

Campaign of Emperor Charles V against the Turks at Tunis in 1535: the Battle of Goletta
XAM77338 Campaign of Emperor Charles V against the Turks at Tunis in 1535: the Battle of Goletta, detail of a horse being lowered into a boat

Background imageGalley Collection: Building, equipping and launching of a galley, plate XXIV (pencil & w / c on paper)

Building, equipping and launching of a galley, plate XXIV (pencil & w / c on paper)
XIR619825 Building, equipping and launching of a galley, plate XXIV (pencil & w/c on paper) (b/w photo) by French School, (17th century); Service Historique de la Marine, Vincennes

Background imageGalley Collection: The Naval Manoeuvres: unmooring at Spithead; the cooks at the galley, 1889

The Naval Manoeuvres: unmooring at Spithead; the cooks at the galley, 1889

Background imageGalley Collection: An Action off the Barbary Coast with Galleys and English Ships, c. 1695 (oil on canvas)

An Action off the Barbary Coast with Galleys and English Ships, c. 1695 (oil on canvas)
XYC277367 An Action off the Barbary Coast with Galleys and English Ships, c.1695 (oil on canvas) by Velde, Willem van de, the Younger (1633-1707); 32.1x49.2 cm; Yale Center for British Art

Background imageGalley Collection: A Greek fire ship, after a drawing in a 13th century Latin manuscript, from Les Merveilles

A Greek fire ship, after a drawing in a 13th century Latin manuscript, from Les Merveilles
KW2619054 A Greek fire ship, after a drawing in a 13th century Latin manuscript, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

Background imageGalley Collection: Galley with soldiers at sea, Abraham Dircksz Santvoort, Gerrit van Goedesberg, 1667

Galley with soldiers at sea, Abraham Dircksz Santvoort, Gerrit van Goedesberg, 1667

Background imageGalley Collection: Galley at the storming of a castle, Abraham Dircksz Santvoort, Gerrit van Goedesberg

Galley at the storming of a castle, Abraham Dircksz Santvoort, Gerrit van Goedesberg, 1667

Background imageGalley Collection: Galeischip rescues shipwrecked, Jacob Houbraken, 1708 - 1780

Galeischip rescues shipwrecked, Jacob Houbraken, 1708 - 1780

Background imageGalley Collection: The Russo-Swedish Sea War near Kronstadt in 1790 (oil on canvas)

The Russo-Swedish Sea War near Kronstadt in 1790 (oil on canvas)
BAL174072 The Russo-Swedish Sea War near Kronstadt in 1790 (oil on canvas) by Bogolyubov, Aleksei Petrovich (1824-96); 223x333 cm; Radishchev State Art Museum, Saratov

Background imageGalley Collection: Birds Eye View of Venice (oil on canvas)

Birds Eye View of Venice (oil on canvas)
XAL170292 Birds Eye View of Venice (oil on canvas) by Heintz, Joseph, the younger (c.1600-78); Museo Correr, Venice, Italy; German, out of copyright

Background imageGalley Collection: Bucentaurus surrounded by fourteen gondolas, Caspar Luyken, Pieter Mortier, 1695

Bucentaurus surrounded by fourteen gondolas, Caspar Luyken, Pieter Mortier, 1695

Background imageGalley Collection: Boat of noblemen in Siam Thailand, Jan Luyken, Aart Dircksz Oossaan, 1687

Boat of noblemen in Siam Thailand, Jan Luyken, Aart Dircksz Oossaan, 1687



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"Journey through Time: Exploring the Fascinating Galley" From the Sutton Hoo treasure to Viking longships carrying fierce warriors, the galley has left an indelible mark on history. This versatile vessel has traversed oceans and witnessed countless adventures throughout different eras. In 1933, the majestic Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin soared through the skies, showcasing a modern interpretation of this ancient mode of transportation. Meanwhile, in 1570, Venetian galleys dominated Mediterranean waters with their graceful sails billowing against a backdrop of stunning sunsets. The trireme, renowned for its use by both Greeks and Romans, epitomized naval power during these civilizations' golden ages. A captivating fresco from Akrotiri on Thera Island transports us back to Greek civilization as we witness a vibrant ship procession captured in time. One cannot forget the Battle of Lepanto in 1571 when galleys clashed fiercely amidst tumultuous waves. It was here that history shifted course as empires collided and destinies were forever altered. Fast forward to 1921 aboard The Quest; intrepid explorers embarked upon daring expeditions across uncharted territories. On board the Indus emigrant ship or an old sailing vessel navigating vast oceans, dreams were realized and new horizons discovered. Ancient Greece comes alive once more as we envision wooden sailing boats with two grand sails gracefully gliding along azure waters. And who can ignore the poignant image of passengers on deck bidding farewell to their homelands aboard an Emigrant Ship in 1849? The galley's legacy is one intertwined with adventure, discovery, and human resilience. From ancient times to modern marvels like airships or historical treasures like those found at Sutton Hoo – each chapter tells a tale worth exploring. So let us embark on this journey through time together as we unravel the mysteries woven within every plank of these remarkable vessels.