> The biggest Scandinavian ship was, according to "Aspects of Maritime
> Scandinavia" (1991) 155 tons in cargo size. The biggest Venecian ships, of
> the 14th to 15th century (end of MA, beginning Renaissance) was 200 to 300
> tons in cargo size [1].
The Renaissance had been underway for quite a while in Venice by
the 15 century.
Dwayne
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