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Namban representation of a Portuguese Carrack
Kanō Naizen1616
Observatory of the Portuguese Language
Lisboa, Portugal
The carrack were round-sailed and high-rimmed ships, and had three masts. The first specimens had a capacity of 200 to 600 tons, but by the time the Portuguese used them in India's career it reached values of 2000 tons.
Details
- Title: Namban representation of a Portuguese Carrack
- Creator: Kanō Naizen
- Date Created: 1616
- Location: Kobe City Museum, Japan
- Type: Image
- Rights: Wikimedia Commons
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