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Galleons Collection

Galleons, the majestic vessels of the past, have left an indelible mark on history

Background imageGalleons Collection: Vasa, a 17th century warship, Vasa Museum, Stockholm, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Vasa, a 17th century warship, Vasa Museum, Stockholm, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Background imageGalleons Collection: The English Ship Hampton Court in a Gale, 1678-80. Creator

The English Ship Hampton Court in a Gale, 1678-80. Creator
The English Ship Hampton Court in a Gale, 1678-80. Willem Van de Velde the Younger was a the Dutch marine painter. He emigrated to England with his father in 1674

Background imageGalleons Collection: Napoleon goes aboard the Northumberland for his journey to St Helena, 8 August 1815, (c1850)

Napoleon goes aboard the Northumberland for his journey to St Helena, 8 August 1815, (c1850). Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) surrendered to a British naval officer

Background imageGalleons Collection: Scene with ships during the Spanish Armada

Scene with ships during the Spanish Armada, when the expedition sent by King Philip II of Spain was met by the Royal Navy and out-manoeuvred. The surviving Spanish ships were badly damaged in storms

Background imageGalleons Collection: Twas In Trafalgar's Bay

Twas In Trafalgar's Bay
This painting depicts a naval battle between some galleons at Trafalgar Bay, which occurred in 1805, between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies

Background imageGalleons Collection: Sea Fight Between the English and Dutch Off Ter Heyde, August, 1653, (1914). Creator

Sea Fight Between the English and Dutch Off Ter Heyde, August, 1653, (1914). Creator
Sea Fight Between the English and Dutch Off Ter Heyde, August, 1653, (1914). The Battle of Terheide, depiction of a naval battle fought on 10 August 1653 between the English

Background imageGalleons Collection: Neptune Galleon, Porto Antico (Old Port), Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Neptune Galleon, Porto Antico (Old Port), Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Background imageGalleons Collection: Gulliver captures the Blefuscudians ships, lantern slide, late 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Gulliver captures the Blefuscudians ships, lantern slide, late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Gulliver captures the Blefuscudians ships, lantern slide, late 19th century. They had seen me cut the cables, and thought my design was only to let the ships run adrift or fall foul on each other

Background imageGalleons Collection: H. M. S. Victory, 1936. Creator: Unknown

H. M. S. Victory, 1936. Creator: Unknown
H.M.S." Victory", 1936. HMS Victory was a first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built between 1759 and 1765. She was Nelsons flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805

Background imageGalleons Collection: Pirate vessel, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Pirate vessel, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Background imageGalleons Collection: View of the Admiralty warehouse in Amsterdam, 1752. Creator: Anon

View of the Admiralty warehouse in Amsterdam, 1752. Creator: Anon
View of the Admiralty warehouse in Amsterdam, 1752. A View of the Admiralty at Amsterdam, of the Store Houses, Wharfes and Docks, belonging to it, and to the East India Company of Holland

Background imageGalleons Collection: Seashore in Taishu, 19th century. Creator: Ando Hiroshige

Seashore in Taishu, 19th century. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Seashore in Taishu, 19th century. Series: One Hundred Views of Celebrated Places in Various Provinces

Background imageGalleons Collection: Shipwreck of the Greek Fleet on the Voyage Home from Troy, late 16th-early 17th century

Shipwreck of the Greek Fleet on the Voyage Home from Troy, late 16th-early 17th century

Background imageGalleons Collection: Decorations on the Herengracht for the April festivities, 1887, 1887. Creator: Johan Adolph Rust

Decorations on the Herengracht for the April festivities, 1887, 1887. Creator: Johan Adolph Rust
Decorations on the Herengracht for the April festivities, 1887, 1887

Background imageGalleons Collection: View of the Neva River in Saint Petersburg seen from the west side, 1745-1794. Creator: Anon

View of the Neva River in Saint Petersburg seen from the west side, 1745-1794. Creator: Anon
View of the Neva River in Saint Petersburg seen from the west side, 1745-1794. A Perspective View of the Neva, towards the East, between the Galleys Dock & the thirteenth line of the Wassile Ostroff

Background imageGalleons Collection: View of the Admiralty warehouse in Amsterdam, 1752. Creator: Anon

View of the Admiralty warehouse in Amsterdam, 1752. Creator: Anon
View of the Admiralty warehouse in Amsterdam, 1752. A view of the Admiralty at Amsterdam, of the store houses, wharfes and docks, belonging to it, and to the East India Company of Holland

Background imageGalleons Collection: A French Squadron near a Rocky Coast, 1640-1676. Creator: Jacob Bellevois

A French Squadron near a Rocky Coast, 1640-1676. Creator: Jacob Bellevois
A French Squadron near a Rocky Coast, 1640-1676

Background imageGalleons Collection: Arrival of the Earl of Leicester at Flushing, 1585, (1879). Creator: Pieter van Looy

Arrival of the Earl of Leicester at Flushing, 1585, (1879). Creator: Pieter van Looy
Arrival of the Earl of Leicester at Flushing, 1585, (1879). The English fleet with Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester near Flushing in Holland, December 20, 1585. Sailing ships, city in the background

Background imageGalleons Collection: The Zoutman on ship camels, 1807. Creator: J. Vos

The Zoutman on ship camels, 1807. Creator: J. Vos
The Zoutman on ship camels, 1807. (A ship camel is an external flotation tank that can be fitted to a ship to increase her buoyancy, or reduce her draught). The Admiraal Zoutman was launched in 1800

Background imageGalleons Collection: Seascape with ships and boats at sunset, 1745-1775. Creator: Unknown

Seascape with ships and boats at sunset, 1745-1775. Creator: Unknown
Seascape with ships and boats at sunset, 1745-1775

Background imageGalleons Collection: Seascape with ships and boats at sunset, 1745-1775. Creator: Unknown

Seascape with ships and boats at sunset, 1745-1775. Creator: Unknown
Seascape with ships and boats at sunset, 1745-1775

Background imageGalleons Collection: Seascape with ships and boats at sunset, 1745-1775. Creator: Unknown

Seascape with ships and boats at sunset, 1745-1775. Creator: Unknown
Seascape with ships and boats at sunset, 1745-1775

Background imageGalleons Collection: Naval Battle between Dutch Men-of-War and Spanish Galleys, c.1633-c.1650. Creator: Cornelis Boel

Naval Battle between Dutch Men-of-War and Spanish Galleys, c.1633-c.1650. Creator: Cornelis Boel
Naval Battle between Dutch Men-of-War and Spanish Galleys, c.1633-c.1650

Background imageGalleons Collection: Dutch Ships in a Calm Sea, c.1665. Creator: Willem van de Velde the Younger

Dutch Ships in a Calm Sea, c.1665. Creator: Willem van de Velde the Younger
Dutch Ships in a Calm Sea, c.1665

Background imageGalleons Collection: A Dutch Squadron under the Command of Cornelis Simonsz van der Veer Carrying Out a Surprise Attack

A Dutch Squadron under the Command of Cornelis Simonsz van der Veer Carrying Out a Surprise Attack o Creator
A Dutch Squadron under the Command of Cornelis Simonsz van der Veer Carrying Out a Surprise Attack on Three Portuguese Galleons in the Bay of Goa Velha, 30 September 1639, 1653

Background imageGalleons Collection: The Spanish Armada off the English Coast in 1588, c.1620-c.1625

The Spanish Armada off the English Coast in 1588, c.1620-c.1625. Creator: Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen
The Spanish Armada off the English Coast in 1588, c.1620-c.1625

Background imageGalleons Collection: View of Naples, 1675-1750. Creator: Circle of Gaspar van Wittell

View of Naples, 1675-1750. Creator: Circle of Gaspar van Wittell
View of Naples, 1675-1750

Background imageGalleons Collection: View of the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, viewed against the current, 1756

View of the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, viewed against the current, 1756. Creators: Robert Sayer, Robert Watts
View of the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, viewed against the current, 1756. A Perspective View of the Borders of the Neva

Background imageGalleons Collection: The Battle of Cadiz, 1608. Creator: Aert Anthonisz

The Battle of Cadiz, 1608. Creator: Aert Anthonisz
The Battle of Cadiz, 1608. Other Title(s): The Battle of CadizIncident from the Battle of the Spanish Armada

Background imageGalleons Collection: Malta, from a painting by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Malta, from a painting by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Malta, from a painting by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Supplies for the Crimean War....the harbour of Valetta burst upon us as a thing of wonder. Two long deep bays run inland

Background imageGalleons Collection: U.S.S. Constellation, between 1890 and 1901. Creator: Unknown

U.S.S. Constellation, between 1890 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Constellation, between 1890 and 1901. Sloop-of-war, the last sail-only warship designed and built by the United States Navy. She was built at the Gosport Shipyard between 1853 and 1855

Background imageGalleons Collection: Archimède démontrant aux ingènieurs anglais... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Archimède démontrant aux ingènieurs anglais... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Archimede demontrant aux ingenieurs anglais... 19th century. Archimedes showing the English engineers how, in Syracuse, he raised not just one vessel but an entire fleet

Background imageGalleons Collection: Grande Galerie of the Louvre, Pont-Neuf, the Cité, Collège des Quatres-Nations, around 1670

Grande Galerie of the Louvre, Pont-Neuf, the Cité, Collège des Quatres-Nations, around 1670... Creator: Unknown
Grande Galerie of the Louvre, Pont-Neuf, the Cite, College des Quatres-Nations, around 1670, on the Seine the royal galley, current 1st and 6th arrondissements, between 1670 and 1685

Background imageGalleons Collection: Foggy Weather, ca. 1767. Creator: Jacques Aliamet

Foggy Weather, ca. 1767. Creator: Jacques Aliamet
Foggy Weather, ca. 1767

Background imageGalleons Collection: Engagement between the English and Spanish Fleets off the Isle of Wight, 1588

Engagement between the English and Spanish Fleets off the Isle of Wight, 1588, after a Tapestry in Creator: Unknown
Engagement between the English and Spanish Fleets off the Isle of Wight, 1588, after a Tapestry in the Old House of Lords, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume38

Background imageGalleons Collection: Study for Lucains 'La Pharsale', Canto VIII, c. 1766

Study for Lucains "La Pharsale", Canto VIII, c. 1766
Study for Lucains " La Pharsale", Canto VIII, c. 1766

Background imageGalleons Collection: Courtesan watching foreign ship from balcony, c. 1818 / 44. Creator: Totoya Hokkei

Courtesan watching foreign ship from balcony, c. 1818 / 44. Creator: Totoya Hokkei
Courtesan watching foreign ship from balcony, c. 1818/44

Background imageGalleons Collection: Dutch Ships Entering the Port of the Island of Rhodes (Rokosuto minato Oranda fune)

Dutch Ships Entering the Port of the Island of Rhodes (Rokosuto minato Oranda fune)
Dutch Ships Entering the Port of the Island of Rhodes (Rokosuto minato Oranda fune nyushin no zu), c. 1818/30

Background imageGalleons Collection: England (Igirisu koku), 1865. Creator: Utagawa Yoshitora

England (Igirisu koku), 1865. Creator: Utagawa Yoshitora
England (Igirisu koku), 1865. British people, sailing ships and churches seen through Japanese eyes

Background imageGalleons Collection: View of Miyozaki in Yokohama (Miyozaki Yokohama ichiran), 1860

View of Miyozaki in Yokohama (Miyozaki Yokohama ichiran), 1860

Background imageGalleons Collection: Horn, c. 1940. Creator: Carl Strehlau

Horn, c. 1940. Creator: Carl Strehlau
Horn, c. 1940

Background imageGalleons Collection: The Dutch Whaling Fleet, 1690 / 1700. Creator: Abraham Storck

The Dutch Whaling Fleet, 1690 / 1700. Creator: Abraham Storck
The Dutch Whaling Fleet, 1690/1700. Sailors harpooning whales and attacking polar bears

Background imageGalleons Collection: Map of Alexandria, 1575. Creators: Frans Hogenberg, Georg Braun

Map of Alexandria, 1575. Creators: Frans Hogenberg, Georg Braun
Map of Alexandria, 1575

Background imageGalleons Collection: Charles de Lacy

Charles de Lacy
Last Fight of the Revenge. Galleons in a battle at sea. Artist: Charles de Lacy. Date: circa 1907

Background imageGalleons Collection: War Vessel in the Y, 1768. Creators: Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Bernhard Schreuder

War Vessel in the Y, 1768. Creators: Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Bernhard Schreuder
War Vessel in the Y, 1768

Background imageGalleons Collection: The River IJ at Amsterdam, 17th century. Creator: Workshop of Johann Teyler

The River IJ at Amsterdam, 17th century. Creator: Workshop of Johann Teyler
The River IJ at Amsterdam, 17th century

Background imageGalleons Collection: The River IJ at Amsterdam, 1680s / 1690s. Creator: Workshop of Johann Teyler

The River IJ at Amsterdam, 1680s / 1690s. Creator: Workshop of Johann Teyler
The River IJ at Amsterdam, 1680s/1690s

Background imageGalleons Collection: Shipwreck. Creator: N. Artsay

Shipwreck. Creator: N. Artsay
Shipwreck

Background imageGalleons Collection: Two Large Ships under Construction. Creator: N. Artsay

Two Large Ships under Construction. Creator: N. Artsay
Two Large Ships under Construction

Background imageGalleons Collection: Ship under Sail. Creator: N. Artsay

Ship under Sail. Creator: N. Artsay
Ship under Sail

Background imageGalleons Collection: Ships Fighting. Creator: N. Artsay

Ships Fighting. Creator: N. Artsay
Ships Fighting



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Galleons, the majestic vessels of the past, have left an indelible mark on history. From the ill-fated Vasa, a 17th-century warship that now finds its home in the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, to scenes with ships during the Spanish Armada and Napoleon's journey to St Helena aboard the Northumberland; they have played significant roles across continents. These magnificent ships were not confined to one region but sailed through Scandinavia and Europe. The English Ship Hampton Court braved a fierce gale in 1678-80 while Diego Velazquez de Cuellar commanded his own vessel during his remarkable life from 1465-1524. Even Gulliver himself captured Blefuscudian ships in Jonathan Swift's timeless tale. The allure extended beyond their historical significance as well. In Genoa, Liguria, Italy stands Neptune Galleon at Porto Antico (Old Port), reminding visitors of maritime glory. Pirate vessels also found their haven there - symbols of adventure and rebellion. Gazing upon these grandiose structures takes us back to pivotal moments like "The Expedition to the Isle of Terceira" or "The taking of ten British ships in Marbella. " These frescoes depict battles fought and victories won under Philip II's reign. And let us not forget H. M. S Victory - a name synonymous with naval supremacy since its launch in 1936. This ship represents Britain's proud seafaring heritage and continues to inspire awe today. Intriguingly diverse yet united by their splendorous presence on waterways worldwide, galleons remain captivating icons that connect us with our shared maritime past.

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