Portugese Carracks off a Rocky Coast - NMM 8

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Portugese Carracks off a Rocky Coast

National Maritime Museum

This large panel is the oldest seascape in the Museum’s collection. A number of carefully observed vessels sail off a mountainous coastline. The ceremonious scene is believed to show the carrack Santa de Catarina de Monte Sinai bringing the Infanta Beatriz of Portugal to the French Mediterranean harbour of Villefranche for her marriage to... LINK