Galleys Collection

George V inspecting Roman galley unearthed in London 1912
George V and Queen Mary inspecting the only Roman boat to be found in Britain during a visit to the London Museum. The galley was unearthed in London on the site of the new County Hall

Ancient Greek ships - Galleys. Date: BCE

MILITARY PUNISHMENTS
scenes of Roman military life - camp scene : condemnation to the galleys : disarming an offender : preparing for a hanging ?

Crusaders Ships
Crusaders embarking for the Holy Land - galleys row them out from the shore to the sailing ship where the crew are stowing away the cargo Date: circa 1100

Convict chain, France
A chain of convicts welcome a new arrival at La Tournelle: Jean-Francois Gruet, a tax collector condemned to the galleys for life for appropriating public money. Date: December 1716

Capture of the Algerian corsair xebec L Uccello by the Genoese galleys Taggia and San Giorgio on August 11, 1788 near San Remo. Engraving. ITALY. LIGURIA. Genoa. Pegli. Navy Museum

Arcadia (Sannazaro)
Shepherd, Cowherd and Goatherd meet on the plains of Arcadia; galleys ply the waters, flowers strew the meadows, and the music of the musette alarms a dog Date: circa 1500

Jan Peeters
JAN PEETERS Flemish artist noted for battles at sea, storms at sea, and galleys but who could turn his hand to townscapes and chateaux if called upon, Date: 1624 - 1677

Philippe Emanuel Degondi
PHILIPPE EMANUEL comte de GONDI French military commander and statesman, general of the Kings Galleys : subsequently he took holy orders. Date: 1680 - 1662

Francoise De Gondi
FRANCOISE MARGUERITE, comtesse de GONDI (nee de Silly) wife of Philippe Emanuel, dressed magnificently as befits one whose husband is general of the kings galleys. Date: 1584 - 1626

French Galleys - Candia
French Galleys off Candia, Crete. Date: 1669

Apparatus triremium Procurement of food and water in galleys. 18th c. Copper engraving by Martin Engelbrecht (1684-1756) after drawing of Jacques Rigaud (1680-1754). Early Modern Era. Engraving

Portuguese galleys and caravels. Detail of a

Roman Fleet
A magnificent birds eye view of a Roman fleet in an anchorage, comprising single- and double-banked galleys, and some smaller vessels Date: BC

Roman Naval Battle
A Roman naval combat between oared galleys

Tunis, Circa 1760
View from the sea looking towards the town and the country beyond, with galleys large and small and sailing ships in the outer harbour, smaller vessels in the inner

Ship of Callisto
On Callisto, one of Jupiter;s moons, they have trees which grow beneath the water, and from the bark of these they construct their vessels which are rowed like Earth galleys

Naval Battle of Genova
The contest between France and the Empire for Italy is conducted at sea as well as on land : at Genova (Genoa) the French win a duel of galleys with a Spanish vessel

Galleys Attack Town
Armoured galleys lower their masts and attack a town, with protection for the oarsmen from the arrows of the defenders

King Alfreds galleys in battle with Vikings

Naval Action 1640
The French warship Le Bon in action against 32 Spanish galleys

Tunis Early C19
Sailing vessels and galleys in the harbour, looking inland from the sea

Battle of Lepanto 1571
BATTLE OF LEPANTO Don Juan of Austria defeats the Turkish fleet and ends Turkish naval supremacy in the Mediterranean

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