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  2. Iberian ship development, 1400–1600 - Wikipedia

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    The cultural context of the Iberian Peninsula was different from that of the rest of Continental Europe from the Middle Ages, due to contact with Moorish culture and the isolation provided by the Pyrenees. Doctrines, equipment, and tactics differed from those found in the rest of Europe.

  3. Iberian nautical sciences, 1400–1600 - Wikipedia

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    The development of nautical sciences, including the augmentation of pre-existing techniques and tools, on the Iberian Peninsula generated new technology and had a direct, visible, and lasting effect on long range ship board navigation.

  4. Maritime history of Europe - Wikipedia

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    The Clipper Ship Flying Cloud off the Needles, Isle of Wight, off the southern English coast. Painting by James E. Buttersworth. The Maritime history of Europe represents the era of recorded human interaction with the sea in the northwestern region of Eurasia in areas that include shipping and shipbuilding, shipwrecks, naval battles, and military installations and lighthouses constructed to ...

  5. SS Iberian (1900) - Wikipedia

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    SS Iberian was a British cargo steamship that was built in England in 1900 and sunk by a U-boat in 1915. Throughout her career she was owned and operated by Frederick Leyland & Co of Liverpool . This was the second Leyland Line ship that was called Iberian .

  6. Age of Discovery - Wikipedia

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    The ships of the Age of Discovery post-dated the fusion of the northern European [a] and Mediterranean ship-building traditions. Prior to the late 13th/early 14th centuries, northern European ships were typically clinker built , [ b ] with a single mast setting a square sail and a centre-line rudder hung on the sternpost with pintles and gudgeons .

  7. Category:Maritime history of Spain - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Maritime history of Spain" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... Iberian ship development, 1400–1600; P. Pilot Major of ...

  8. Iberian Peninsula - Wikipedia

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    The Iberian Peninsula (IPA: / aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə n / eye-BEER-ee-ən), [a] also known as Iberia, [b] is a peninsula in south-western Europe.Mostly separated from the rest of the European landmass by the Pyrenees, it includes the territories of Peninsular Spain [c] and Continental Portugal, comprising most of the region, as well as the tiny adjuncts of Andorra, Gibraltar, and, pursuant to the ...

  9. Maritime history - Wikipedia

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    Although Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area, it has a very long coastline, and has arguably been influenced more by its maritime history than any other continent. Europe is uniquely situated between several navigable seas and intersected by navigable rivers running into them in a way which greatly facilitated the ...