Ancient ships 17

Album Title
Bertuch: Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Book
Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Author
Friedrich Justin Bertuch

Dimensions
25 x 21cm

Description

Three different ships from the ancients: a Phoenician trading boat (1), an ancient warship (2), and a huge floating palace (3) designed by Archimedes and built for King Hieron (or Hiero) of Syracuse, Sicily.

"The boat was too large to enter any port in Sicily, so King Hieron gave it to his friend the King of Egypt, Ptolemy Philadelphus, who had a port large enough to receive it."

Flower type: ships

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Catalogue Number: BilKin3.17