I love that ship from Castlevania Season 3! Although some of it seems a bit too modern for the 15th century 😅 I'll explain below. #Castlevania #Sailships
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my features published in #CurrentBiology this year, issue 16: As it's still summer travel season, here's my bit about how #pathogens travel - from the stone age to #Covid, but the main new research I discuss is about intercontinental travel by sail and steam ships.

https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2024/08/travelling-pathogens.html #science #ecology #disease #travel #history #SailShips #SteamShips

travelling pathogens

When humans travel, they tend to bring their infectious diseases along. With Covid and air travel we have seen that an outbreak can become a...

Vessels on a Choppy Sea (1620s) by #Dutch marine artist Jan Porcellis (1584-1632).
Porcellis was to #seascape artists what Esaias van de Velde was to landscape painters – a herald of change. Whereas earlier generations had concentrated on depicting large bodies of water and listing ships Porcellis painted enormous, troubled skies towering above ship crews tossed to and fro by angry waves.

https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/1-vessels-on-a-choppy-sea-1620s-jan-porcellis.html

#marine #ArtHistory #painting #antique #vintage #sailships #storm #stormy #FediArt

Vessels on a Choppy Sea 1620s #1 by Jan Porcellis

Vessels on a Choppy Sea 1620s #1 by Jan Porcellis

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