Peter Von Danzig: The Story of a Great Caravel, 1462-1475

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-90-04-35810-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 86, 308 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 658 g

Reihe: The Northern World

This study traces the chequered history of Peter von Danzig, a French caravel which was inadvertently taken over by Gdansk (Danzig). Beata Mozejko charts the fluctuating and often dramatic fortunes of the caravel, from her arrival in Gdansk as a merchantman in 1462 to her demise near La Rochelle in 1475. The author examines the caravel’s role as a warship during the Anglo-Hanseatic conflict, and her most famous operation, when she was used by Gdansk privateer Paul Beneke to capture a Burgundian galley with a rich cargo that included Hans Memling’s Last Judgement triptych.

Using literary and archival sources, Mozejko provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of the information available about the caravel and her colourful career.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mo&380;ejko, Beata

Mozejko, Beata

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Vor- und Frühgeschichte, prähistorische Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: Byzantinisch
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: Völkerwanderung und Mittelalter
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and Acknowledgments

List of Maps, Illustrations and Tables

List of Abbreviationsxi

Introduction

1Subject Matter and Current State of Research

2Caravel or Carrack?

3Further Reading

4Sources

1Pierre de la Rochelle – the Fortunes of the Ship and Her Crew in Gdansk

2The Caravel Peter von Danzig under the Command of Berndt Pawest

3Under the Command of Paul Beneke

1In Hamburg: New Owners

2Galleys

3The Raid

4Initial Repercussions

5The Final Act

Epilogue

Conclusion

Bibliography

Archival Sources

Printed Sources

Secondary Works

Index Modern Author

Über Autor(innen)

Beata Mozejko, Ph.D (1997), is Professor (2016) lecturing in medieval history at the University of Gdansk (Poland), and editor of New Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Poland and Prussia. The Impact of Gdansk (Routledge, 2017).