Old wooden model of a Genoese three-masted carrack, restored, incomplete,
Dimensions: length 52 cm, width 12 cm. Height: 14 cm excluding masts.
The carrack (or nao, simply meaning "ship") was a three- or four-masted sailing ship that enjoyed great success in the Mediterranean in the 15th century.
She had a foremast and a mainmast, square sails and a mizzen sail, and featured the innovation of a flat, not rounded, stern.
Please look carefully at the photos.
Old wooden model of a Genoese three-masted carrack, restored, incomplete, Dimensions: length 52 cm, width 12 cm. Height: 14 cm excluding masts. The carrack (or nao, simply meaning "ship") was a three- or four-masted sailing ship that enjoyed great success in the Mediterranean in the 15th century. She had a foremast and a mainmast, square sails and a mizzen sail, and featured the innovation of a flat, not rounded, stern. Please look carefully at the photos.