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aukepalmhof
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OS LUSIADAS

Post by aukepalmhof » Tue Oct 03, 2017 8:39 pm

The “Os Lusiadas” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Os_Lus%C3%ADadas celebrates the discovery of a sea route to India by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (1469–1524).
For the IV Centenary de “Os Lusiades” 1572-1972 Portugal and the former Portuguese colonies issued each one stamp, I am not sure if it are illustrations from the book after the stamp are designed.
Al this stamps except the Portuguese and Guinea issues shows us ships used in the discovery voyages. During the 15th century the Portuguese used “naus” or “caravels” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravel for their long ocean voyages, and this type of ship is depict on the stamps.

Naus
As glorious as the caravel may have been, its light nature meant that it was susceptible to volatile ocean conditions. As journeys became longer, explorers made greater demands of the ships, so the caravel got a new partner: the nau. This vessel was designed to carry larger amounts of weaponry and cargo while still maintaining reasonable speed and durability. The hull and rig were more sophisticated than previous ships and this allowed for there to be more ease on the ocean. This form was not alien from the caravel, it was an improved version. It was able to sit high in the water; this was a hybrid idea from earlier roundships, which allowed the entire vessel to be roomier. These ships had forward masts and topsails with a crow’s nest, while still mixing in lateen mizzens and square mainsails.[28] There was a demand for a more seaworthy ship that still had the perks of the caravel, so the nau was engineered.
Naus are often mistaken by carraks in English literature, a common military ship in Britain during the early fifteenth century. Carracks were smaller ships neither suitable for high seas nor freight.
Wikipedia.

see also: http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/forum/viewt ... das#p15933

Angola 1972 1e sg704
Cape Verde Islands 1972 5e sg425.
Macau 1972 20ª sg?
Mozambique 1972 sg617
St Thomas & Prince Islands 1972 20e sg467.
Timor 1972 1e sg415.
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Anatol
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Re: OS LUSIADAS

Post by Anatol » Tue Oct 10, 2017 10:41 pm

See also viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14176.

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