Before revision: 300px|The Battle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653, painted by Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten A ship of war, Cyclopaedia 1728, Vol 2 The Age of Sail is a period that lasted at the latest from the mid-16th (or mid-15th) to the mid-19th centuries, in which the dominance of sailing ships in global trade and warfare culminated, particularly marked by the introduction of naval artillery, and ultimately reached its highest extent at the advent of the analogue Age of Steam.
After revision: in European history300px|The Battle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653, painted by Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten A ship of war, Cyclopaedia 1728, Vol 2 The Age of Sail is a period that lasted at the latest from the mid-16th (or mid-15th) to the mid-19th centuries, in which the dominance of sailing ships in global trade and warfare culminated, particularly marked by the introduction of naval artillery, and ultimately reached its highest extent at the advent of the analogue Age of Steam.