norsesuggestions:have you ever asked yourself this question. how garish were the fancy ships of the
norsesuggestions:have you ever asked yourself this question. how garish were the fancy ships of the european 17th century?well the answer is, at least for the swedish 17th century war ship named vasa, so very very garish. a freaking psychadelic colour palette, attempting to catch your attention. perhaps this is why it sunk in its own harbor, huh? (although tbh the colours have their charm.)[a modell of the 17th century swedish war ship Vasa, painted in what current research believes too be the ships original colours. the colours of vasa were partly preserved because of the unique chemistry of the baltic sea it sunk into. the picture is by Peter Isotalo via wikipedia. link] -- source link
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