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GONDOLA

Post by aukepalmhof » Wed Jan 11, 2012 7:36 pm

GONDOLA or water taxi of Venice that has undergone a long period of evolution, but has been fairly standard since the late 19th century.
In the 13th century they were barge-like and employed numerous oarsmen; during the 16th-17th centuries, they became increasingly ornate, but by later decree they were simplified and painted black. Estimated to have numbered as many as 10,000 in the late 15th century, but only a few now built; almost entirely supplanted by motorized craft.
Prior to the end of the 18th century, were rowed by 2 oarsmen, one at each end, and the boats were symmetrical. When reduced to a single oarsman, the port side was made fuller and deeper and the starboard shorter so that the oarsman, standing on the port side with the oar to starboard, is able to keep the boat from swinging to the left. As many as 8 different kinds of wood used in their construction; thin planking bent over ca. 40 sawn frames; bottom flat transversely curved fore-and-aft, no keel. Sharp ends overhang especially at the stern; stem inclines ca. 10º to starboard; considerable sheer, especially aft. Open except for a cambered foredeck, which is often decorated; early boats had a small covered compartment amidships; one lacking this cabin was called a FIRANZIERA.
Characteristic iron work (now aluminium) fitted to the bow and stern; the tall bow piece consist of a flat piece shaped like an axe head, with 6-7 teeth facing forward and one aft. Oarsman stands on a small platform, working a 3.2 – 4.2m-long oar against a tall contorted oar fork; oar hold against the fork at various points for special maneuvers.
Reported lengths 5 – 18m. now mainly ca. 11m; e.g. length 10.87. beam 1.5m, depth 0.5m.

St Vincent & the Grenadines ? $5 sg?, scott?
Armenia 2020 330d sg?, Scott 1231. See:viewtopic.php?t=17875

From: Aak to Zumbra a Dictionary of the World’s Watercraft. More info is given on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gondola
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Re: GONDOLA

Post by Arturo » Sun Feb 01, 2015 9:27 pm

Gondola

The gondola is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon. The gondola is propelled like punting, except an oar is used instead of a pole. For centuries gondolas were the chief means of transportation and most common watercraft within Venice. It is driven by a gondolier. In modern times the iconic boats still have a role in public transport in the city, serving as traghetti (ferries) over the Grand Canal. They are also used in special regattas (rowing races) held amongst gondoliers. Their primary role today, however, is to carry tourists on rides at fixed rates.

The gondola is propelled by a person (the gondolier) who stands facing the bow and rows with a forward stroke and is usually very skilled, followed by a compensating backward stroke. Contrary to popular belief, the gondola is never poled like a punt as the waters of Venice are too deep. Until the early 20th century, as many photographs attest, gondolas were often fitted with a "felze", a small cabin, to protect the passengers from the weather or from onlookers. Its windows could be closed with louvered shutters—the original "venetian blinds". After the elimination of the traditional felze—possibly in response to tourists complaining that it blocked the view—there survived for some decades a kind of vestigial summer awning, known as the "tendalin" (these can be seen on gondolas as late as the mid-1950s, in the film Summertime). While in previous centuries gondolas could be many different colors, a sumptuary law of Venice required that gondolas should be painted black, and they are customarily so painted now.

It is estimated that there were eight to ten thousand gondolas during the 17th and 18th century. There are just over four hundred in active service today, virtually all of them used for hire by tourists. Those few that are in private ownership are either hired out to Venetians for weddings or used for racing. Even though the Gondola by now has become a widely publicized icon of Venice, in the times of the Republic of Venice it was by far not the only means of transportation: on the map of Venice created by Jacopo de' Barbari in 1500 only a fraction of the boats are gondolas, the majority of boats are batellas, caorlinas, galleys and other boats - by now only a handful of batellas survive, and caorlinas are used for racing only.

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Re: GONDOLA

Post by aukepalmhof » Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:14 pm

CHAD 1972 45/149f sg370/71, scott?

The stamps issued by Monaco in 1972 shows us details of paintings of Venice of which two stamps have “gondola” on it.
The 0.30Fr was made by Canaletto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canaletto and is now in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meisters in Dresden, Germany.
The 0.60 Fr was made by Francesco Guardi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Guardi and is now in the Museum de Galousta Gulbenkian, Lisbon.
Upper Volta 1972 150fr. sg362, scott?

Monaco 1972 0.30 and 0.60 Fr sg 1043/44
Austria 2020 2.10 Euro sg?. scott?
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Italy 1973
Italy 1973

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Gondola, Italy
Gondola, Italy

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San Marino, Gondola

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Venezia, Gondola
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Romania, Gondola
Romania, Gondola

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