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SANTA MARIA (1460) model

postcard, 5.5" x 3.5", 140mm x 90mm

Product information

Science Museum postcard, no.14, 

not posted, corner knocks, grubby, 

5.5" x 3.5", 140mm x 90mm (approx)

our ref: SRZ668

SANTA MARIA

Probably a medium sized carrack built 1460 at Pontevedra, Gallicia, as La Gallega. As Santa Maria she became the largest in the fleet that Christopher Columbus sailed to find the western route to the East Indies. She was wrecked 25/12/1492 at what is now Cap Haitien, Haiti, after hitting a sandbank with a cabin boy at the helm while the steersman had a sleep!

Technical specifications

Brand: Science Museum
Condition: Used
Product Code: SRZ668e

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