Royal Yacht Near The Shore | Francis Swaine | 1768 16th Century avoiding battle if possible

avoiding battle if possible

A sailor leans over the port side holding a line to a small boat with two men

the chief defence of Fort Royal

in Navarino Bay (modern Pylos)

His manuscript map is the first document to delineate an insular Manhattan

Royal Yacht Near The Shore | Francis Swaine | 1768 16th Century avoiding battle if possibleThis imagined coastal scene, possibly inspired by the area around Bembridge Harbour on the Isle of Wight, features a royal yacht firing a salute as it anchors near shore. In the foreground, fishermen haul in nets, a woman carries buckets on a yoke, and a fisherman tends his catch in a small boat. A ships boat approaches the shore, while large Royal Navy warships lie in deeper water beyond. A shipyard and warship under construction appear behind the