SAILING SHIPS OF THE ADRIATIC SEA.

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SAILING SHIPS OF THE ADRIATIC SEA.

Post by aukepalmhof » Mon May 16, 2016 9:19 pm

In the “Golden Age of Sailing Ships, Sailing Ships of the Adriatic Sea” issued by Yugoslavia in 1989 is given:
Sailing ships as the means of navigation on the seas were very important on olden times when only the power of winds could be used as a propulsion. Various types of sailing ships for commercial and war purposes navigated on the Adriatic Sea. In the old historiography the Phoenicians were considered as the first seamen. However later it was proved that the Egyptians had built their ships before them. The Greece’s with their ships conquered the seas on the Adriatic coast and founded their colonies.
The notion of a war ship of that time was the famous Greece trireme. The Illyrians especially the Liburnians who were good ship builders, took part in the maritime commerce on the Adriatic Sea. Their ‘liburna” is well known in the maritime history. Later the Romans took over the shipbuilding and navigation skills from the Greece’s and Illyrians and then the Roman Galley appeared, in the 7th century the Slavs gradually took possession of the Adriatic coast. The Croatian ships were the only ones which could resist to the Venetian and Byzantine naval force. In the naval history Dubrovnik appears in the 8th century and becomes an important military maritime and commercial centre with a navy and mercantile shipping, while the shipbuilding also develops at Boka Koturska where originated the famous navy of Boka. In the 15th century Dubrovnik reaches the climax of its naval power. The naves of Dubrovnik – merchant ships on long lines are well known. On the Mediterranean Sea the French, English and Dutch ships appears more and more frequently and they push the shipping of Dubrovnik on the Adriatic Sea. The era of the sailing ship ends with the 19th century when steamships, modern and more economical, take over the reign of the seas.

The booklet shows us on the top row from the left to the right.
Greek sailing ship (galley).
Roman sailing ship (warship)
Crusade sailing ship 13th century (nef or naves)

Lower row from the left to the right.
Nava of Dubrovnik 16th century. http://www.modelshipbuilder.com/e107_pl ... .php?21086
French sailing ship 17th century (warship)
Sailing ship of the 18th century. (Ships-of-the-line)
The 3000d stamp shows us an engraving of Dubrovnik with various sailing ships in the harbour of Dubrovnik and various symbols of Dubrovnik and its surroundings.

Yugoslavia 1989 100d and 3000d sg2537/42 and sgms2543, scott1966a/f and 1967
Source Yugoslavia Post.
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