#age of sails

[oricreature]

Hey Bassett let's talk

What the fresh hell is going on after "large" on the second line

It miiiiight say swell?

Maybe?

Whatever it is, I'm not sure of it

The worst part is, the bit after gives zero context cuz he goes to talk abt passing a ship (side note, these guys weren't even going that fast, how are they passing so many ships)

[19thcenturyyy]

𝐕𝗈𝗅 176. °｡ 𝑺ᴇᴀ ᴇxᴘʟᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ . ◌ 🌊

[its-night-again]

My friend: oh you're gonna love this movie

Me: which movie?

Him: Master and Commander

Me, lighting candles and making offerings for a good sailing movie that won't make me go into a week long rambling of historical inaccuracies, nonsensical sailing distances and times and romanticised ship life: I'll watch it tonight

[plaguedocboi]

We need to go back to using sailing ships full time like immediately. Yes it would take longer to get places but the Aesthetic is unmatched

Like there is nothing sexier hthan this

[aragarna]

Have you seen the Sharpe tv series? It’s about the Napoleonic Wars (it happened during Henry’s from forever life) Now I am imagining a forever abc and Sharpe crossover where Sharpe meets Henry as they are posted in Portugal 1809. Henry is a doctor posted on the front line so he can treat injured and sick soldiers.

Hello there, Anon. Unfortunately, no, I haven't seen the Sharpe TV series, sorry. I had never heard of it actually. Google tells me it's a British show from the 90's, with Sean Bean.

Here is the thing: I'm French. And funnily enough, British shows telling tales of the Napoleonic Wars from the British side aren't very popular on this side of the Channel...

Hornblower was never shown on French TV either. I watched it a couple years ago, because I fell in love with Ioan Gruffudd, but as much as I do enjoy Ioan's adorable smile and glorious curls, the anti-French feeling gets annoying (and it is even worse in the books).

[ltwilliammowett]

A pair of solid gold earrings, modelled as galleons, with gold wire masts & rigging, enamel decoration and pearls, 1600s

[beggars-opera]

I spent so much of my life romanticizing the Great and Powerful Enormity of the Sea, reading about the salt and the sweat of the sailors straining to haul the sails or anchor while dreading the monsters in the cold, icy deep fathoms below...and now you tell me that a fathom is only 6 feet deep -

[sour-strawberry-kisses]

[karolinastast]

lino cut series, inspired by photos of the Trans - Antarctic expedition, lead by Sir Ernest Shackleton, photographed by Frank Hurley

find me on instagram!

[thebaffledcaptain]

you ask me who the most beautiful woman in the world is and I show you Her. what would you do

[ts-the-blacksmith]

Lego MOC ship

French Frigate "Saint Germain" - PART 2

designed by TS Kang(@art_house_colts, instagram)

You may enjoy a video about this ship on my YouTube.

(BGM - Jean Marie Leclair, Violin Concerto)

[oricreature]

Bassett what the hell does this middle bit say

"Hove two?"

Hove to is a thing but

Two?

This man should be studied he is a fascinating little creature

[burningvelvet]

historical costume appreciation: captain flint's dark coat in season one of black sails

[cadmusfly]

(Twitter source)

[the-golden-vanity]

I miss this... North Atlantic Ocean, near Block Island, 8/12/24.

[fictionadventurer]

How did Treasure Planet manage to come up with the greatest aesthetic in all human history? Victorian elegance plus space-age flair, with just enough dirt and grime and wear and tear to make it feel real? A combination of traditional and computer animation that perfectly embodies the movie's blend of old and futuristic? How does it get any better than that?