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Ship of Fools [Stultifera Navis] Long Caption: Text in Latin below image and on reverse.; Mounted with PAH7440. Ship of Fools (Modern German: Das Narrenschiff, Latin: Stultifera Navis, original medieval German title: Daß Narrenschyff ad Narragoniam) is a satirical allegory in German verse published in 1494 in Basel, Switzerland, by the humanist and theologian Sebastian Brant. It is the most famous treatment of the ship of fools trope and circulated in numerous translations. The work describes a ship laden with fools setting sail for the "fool’s paradise" of Narragonia. The book was translated into Latin by Jakob Locher in 1497. Credit line: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Object: PAH7441 Artist: anonymous Date: 1498 Medium: woodcut Size: Sheet: 180 x 150 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.