Flor De La Mar

Flor De La Mar-Replica-Maritime Museum

 Located along Jalan Quayside in the St Paul's Hill area, the Maritime Museum is housed in a replica of the Flor de la Mar, A Portuguese vessel that sank off the Malacca Coast.

The museum traces the history of Malacca from the Sultanate of Malacca in the Fourteenth century to the pre independence era. Inside the museum are models of ships, authentic maps, old iron chests and charts.

The Flor do Mar was built in Lisbon in 1502, being one of the finest vessels of the time. It was built for the Portuguese India run. At 400 tons, it was the largest carrack yet built, nearly twice the size of the largest ships that had gone on previous runs.

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