The Egyptian ships used for traveling up the Nile greatly helped the advancement of the trade from all countries in Africa. The oar boats allowed for excellent trade from Zambia and this was the reason that Egypt became so rich in gold and goods.
Greek Ships
The ships are some of the most famous ships of all time. The ship used three rows of rowers and had a bronze-clad battering ram. Due to the size of the ships they were only used in close proximity to land since they couldn't hold enough food or water for long journeys
Chinese Ship
The Djong or junk ship was one of the first ships with a stern-facing rudder the ships also were used by Zheng He to attempt to sail around the world. the ships were specifically designed for sailing upwind.
Spanish Ships
The Spanish galleon is one of the most important ships in history due to the fact that they were responsible for the boom of piracy and the discovery of the Americas. The galleons helped the Spanish create one of the most powerful empires of all time.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrews
Mr and Mrs Andrews is an oil on canvas portrait of about 1750 by Thomas Gainsborough, now in the National Gallery, London. [more]
Flatford Mill
Flatford Mill (Scene on a Navigable River) is an oil painting by English artist John Constable, painted in 1816. It is Constable's largest exhibition canvas to be painted mainly outdoors, the first of his large "six-foot" paintings [more]
The Fighting Temeraire
The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up, 1838 is an oil painting by the English artist J. M. W. Turner. HMS Temeraire was one of the last second-rate ships of the line to have played a distinguished role in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. [more]
The Hireling Shepherd
This is a painting by William Holman Hunt, a leading British Pre-Raphaelite.
Ophelia
Ophelia is a painting by British artist Sir John Everett Millais, completed between 1851 and 1852. It depicts Ophelia, a character from Hamlet, singing before she drowns in a river in Denmark. [more]
The Music Lesson
The Music Lesson or Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman by Jan Vermeer, is a painting of young female pupil receiving the titular music lesson. [more]
