15th Century Ship Pictures, Images and Stock Photos

Computer generated 3D illustration with a Portuguese caravel of the fifteenth century at sunset

Computer generated 3D illustration with the ships Santa Maria, Nina and Pinta of Christopher Columbus

Illustration of a Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria - Christopher Columbus' ships

Christopher Columbus lands his fleet of ships on Guanuahani (Bahamas) in 1492 to discover the New World. Illustration published in First Lessons in Our Country’s History by William Swinton, A.M. (Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor, & Company, New York and Chicago) in 1872.

Vintage engraving from 1876 from an original. A spanish ship from the 15th century

English military sailing ship 15th century Original edition from my own archives Source : Tour du monde 1873

Computer generated 3D illustration with the ships Santa Maria, Nina and Pinta of Christopher Columbus

Historic types of ships from antiquity to the 19th century: 1) Egyptian sea ship; 2) Syracusia - designed by Archimedes and built around 240 BC by Archias of Corinth on the orders of Hieron II of Syracuse. 3) Trireme - ancient Greek or Roman war galley with three banks of oars. 4) Venetian galley; 5) Viking boat; 6) Viking ship; 7) Caravel of Christopher Columbus; 8) Hanseatic cog (14th and 15th century); 9) Henry Grace à Dieu - Henry VIII's flagship (1515); 10) "Great Harry" in 1550 (Henry Grace à Dieu after renaming); 11) English warship "Royal Sovereign (Sovereign of the Seas)" in 1637; 12) English warship "Nelsons Victory (HMS Victory)"; 13) Prussian sailing corvette "Amazone" (1861 sank); 14) German steam corvette "Augusta" (1885 sank); 15) German steam frigate "Elisabeth"; 16) Hamburg five-masted steel barque "Potosi" (1894). Raster prints after drawings, published in 1897.

Workers building a sailing ship end of 15th century woodcut Original edition from my own archives Source : America 1892

Vintage engraving of Medieval ships of the 14th and 16th Century

A ship of Christopher Columbus. Wood engraving, published in 1888.

Vintage engraving from 1878 of a View of Calicut in the 15th Century. Kozhikode or Calicut is a city in the northern part of the state of Kerala in southern India.

Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Illustration of Pirate Colombo in Combat Against Venetians Engraving, Circa 1400s. Source: Kristofer Columbus, Lefnad Och Resor (Christopher Columbus, Life and Voyages), Published in 1893. Original edition from my own archives. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored.

Antique ship caravel of Christopher Colombus Original edition from my own archives Source : "Meyers Konversations-Lexikon" 1895

Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Illustration of Pirate Colombo in Combat Against Venetians Engraving, Circa 1400s. Source: Kristofer Columbus, Lefnad Och Resor (Christopher Columbus, Life and Voyages), Published in 1893. Original edition from my own archives. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored.

Woodcut engraving of sailing ship of the fifteenth century.

illustration of a The Port of Rhodes

Computer generated 3D illustration with the ships of Christopher Columbus

The ships of Christopher Columbus: The Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María. Wood engraving, published in 1888.

Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Illustration of Medieval Sea Battle Against Muslims Engraving, Circa 1400s. Source: Kristofer Columbus, Lefnad Och Resor (Christopher Columbus, Life and Voyages), Published in 1893. Original edition from my own archives. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored.

Computer generated 3D illustration with the ships Santa Maria, Nina and Pinta of Christopher Columbus isolated on white background

Computer generated 3D illustration with the ships Santa Maria, Nina and Pinta of Christopher Columbus in front of an island

Landing of Christopher Columbus at the Island of Guanahani, West Indies (area of today's Bahamas), on October, 12, 1492, where he first entered the soil of America. Lithograph after a drawing by Gustav Adolf Closs (German painter, 1864 - 1938), published around 1895.

First encounters between the Europeans and the natives on the American coast. Wood engraving, published in 1888.

Ancient map with cartographic elements on separate layers.

Christopher Columbus’ ships - Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. Columbus is traditionally known as the discoverer of the Americas in 1492. From “Maritime Discovery and Adventure” published by W & R chambers of London and Edinburgh in 1888. No authors or illustrators are credited in the book.

Fantasy sailing vessel. Ink on paper.

Very unusual and not well known part of history. Long story short:

Anchor, wooden planks, ropes, pulleys, tackle, and rigging of an old replica of a 1400's era sailing ship.

Computer generated 3D illustration with the ships Santa Maria, Nina and Pinta of Christopher Columbus at sunset

Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Illustration of a Viking Ship Engraving, Circa 1800s. Source: Kristofer Columbus, Lefnad Och Resor (Christopher Columbus, Life and Voyages), Published in 1893. Original edition from my own archives. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored.

Illustration of a The Hungarian fleet before Naples

Bas Relief of Columbus landing in New World at Columbus Mausoleum at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Christopher Columbus (1451 - May 20,1506), an Italian explorer and navigator who opened the Americas for European colonization. Photograph published 1899. Copyright expired; artwork is in Public Domain.

Illustration of a Medieval Merchants trading In Levant-15th Century

Christopher Columbus sails his fleet of ships from the Bahamas Islands to Haiti and lands December 6, 1492. Illustration engraving published 1895. Original edition is from my own archives. Copyright has expired and is in Public Domain.

Christopher Columbus, traditionally known as the discover of the Americas, on board ship in 1492. From “Maritime Discovery and Adventure” published by W & R chambers of London and Edinburgh in 1888. No authors or illustrators are credited in the book.

Illustration of a Hanseatic ships before Copenhagen ,The Hanseatic League was a commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and their market towns

The English naval fleet in the English Channel in Henry V from the Works of William Shakespeare. Vintage etching circa mid 19th century.

Computer generated 3D illustration with a Catalan Ship of the 15th Century

Antique illustration of a big ancient vessel or galleon (in French: vaisseau rond) in the sea. The big military ship has two big sails and many cannons exiting from the hold. Image taken from the book Les Marins des XV et XVI siecles (The sailors of XV and XVI centuries)

July 30, 2023 - Monument to Discoveries or Padrao dos Descobrimentos to Age of Discovery shaped as ship and sword with statues of Prince Henry the Navigator and great people of Portuguese seafarers history, Lisbon, Portugal, at clear blue sky and sun rays on day

Istanbul, Turkey - September 16th 2019. The 15th century Rumeli Hisari fort in the Sariyer district of Istanbul, Turkey. The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Koprusu Bridge can be seen background right

Computer generated 3D illustration with a Portuguese caravel of the fifteenth century

Sailing ship 15th century woodcut Original edition from my own archives Source : America 1892 after Albrecht Dürer

Vintage engraved illustration - Medieval English ships of war (15th century)

An engraved illustration portrait of Christopher Columbus landing in America from a Victorian book dated 1877 that is no longer in copyright

Vector Illustration of a Sailing Ship Medieval Caravel Clip Art

Flyer spreading the notice of the discovering of America printed in Florencia 1493 Original edition from my own archives Source : America 1892

Steel engraving of catapult which is a ballistic device used to launch a projectile a great distance without the aid of explosive devices Original edition from my own archives Source : "Nouveau Dictionnaire" 1888

Vintage illustration German etching, From the Weifskunig, entry of Frederick III and his wife in Rome, 1452 by Hans Burgkmair

Illustration of a Hanseatic League vessel

Hoorn, Netherlands, August 10, 2022; Historic Hoofdtoren tower and row of houses in the old harbour of the picturesque medieval dutch town of Hoorn.