This study traces the chequered history of Peter von Danzig, a French caravel which was inadvertently taken over by Gdańsk (Danzig). Beata Możejko charts the fluctuating and often dramatic fortunes of the caravel, from her arrival in Gdańsk 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 Gdańsk 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, Możejko provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of the information available about the caravel and her colourful career.
Author(s): Beata Możejko
Series: The Northern World: North Europe and the Baltic c. 400–1700 AD: Peoples, Economies and Cultures, 86
Publisher: Brill
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: xii + 308
Peter von Danzig: The Story of a Great Caravel, 1462–1475
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
List of Maps, Illustrations and Tables
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1 Subject Matter and Current State of Research
2 Caravel or Carrack?
3 Further Reading
4 Sources
1 Pierre de la Rochelle – the Fortunes of the Ship and Her Crew in Gdańsk
2 The Caravel Peter von Danzig under the Command of Berndt Pawest
3 Under the Command of Paul Beneke
1 In Hamburg: New Owners
2 Galleys
3 The Raid
4 Initial Repercussions
5 The Final Act
Epilogue
Conclusion
Bibliography
Archival Sources
Printed Sources
Secondary Works
Index Modern Author
