This block depicts one of the many naval battles of the Eighty Years' War. In 1602 the Spanish tried to reinforce their fleet in Flanders with eight galleys commanded by Ambrogio di Filippo Spinola, marquis de los Balbases. The Dutch Vice-Admiral Jacob van Duinenvoorde, Lord of Obham, sailed to inte...

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In 2025, the Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Post Office issued two stamps dedicated to dory fishing. The stamp design was created by Raphaël Goineau, Official Artist of the Navy (Peintre Officielle de la Marine). The engraving was done by Sophie Beaujard. The islands' main economic activities are fishing...

A schokker is a historical type of traditional Dutch flat-bottomed sailing vessel, originally designed for fishing. These vessels are renowned for their exceptional seaworthiness, particularly in shallow waters such as the former Zuiderzee (now the IJsselmeer) and the North Sea. According to Van Dal...

De Nederlandse jacht XVII-XVIII. Dutch yachts (jachts) of the 17th and 18th centuries were small, fast vessels used for official duties, patrols, mail transport, and private use. They were used for quick trips, escorting merchant ships, and as personal transport for wealthy merchants. The yachts had...

After the Dutch East India Company (VOC) achieved some success, the Dutch West India Company (WIC) was founded in 1621 during the Eighty Years' War. The WIC received a government monopoly on trade and shipping to West Africa and the Americas. The Dutch West India Company (Westindische Compagnie, WIC...

The Dutch East India Company, or in modern spelling Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, abbreviated VOC (1602–1800), was a privately owned Dutch trading company with a monopoly, granted by the States General, on foreign trade between the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands and the territory east...

Sailing iron or steel cargo ship with a steep bow and a swept stern. The kraak is easy to recognize; the bow slopes backwards above the sheer strake. Furthermore, the model is quite variable. Usually between 20 and 25 m long, length-to-width ratio approx. 5:1. Kraken were mostly built with a low air...

In 2025, PostNL is releasing a series of 8 framed stamp sheets titled "Shipping in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries." The first two stamp sheets released on April 1, 2025 (merchant shipping and the Dutch State Fleet). The other release dates this year are June 3 (coastal shipping a...

The image features postage stamps from the "First Atlases and Their Publishers of the 16th–17th Centuries" series, dedicated to historical cartography. The issue commemorates the 450th anniversary of the publication of the first modern geographical atlas of the world (Theatrum Orbis Terrar...

1). Tjalk-the ship that regularly transports peat. 2). Lightly built tjalk with shallow depth. See also Groninger turf tjalk. GRONINGER TURF TIALK: This a type of Groninger tjalk, however much lighter built, hull thickness usually approx. 4 mm, compared to 7 for the ordinary tjalk, rounder chines, s...

TURFPONT (PEAT FERRY): 17th-century ship type, sometimes also (by mistake?) called a peat pot? Sailing, wooden cargo ship used to transport peat. Among others, the Dijnop or Veensche peat pont and the Zevenhuizense peat pont were known. Both ships originated from the Dutch peatlands. They are said t...

SCHUIT (barge): 1) usually a substantial boat that serves more or less as an independent commercial vessel. For example, a ferry barge, but also simply a rowboat used for crossing, transporting milk cans or milkers, etc., is sometimes called a barge. 2). Small vessels and boats that sail in the serv...

VEENSE TURFPONT:sailing, wooden cargo ship used to transport peat. Ship from the Dutch peatlands, approximately 30 tons in size. See also under turfpraam. VEENSE TURFPRAAM (peat ferry): an open wooden vessel from the Rolofarendsveen area, which was used primarily for peat extraction and dredging. VE...

TURFSCHIP: 1) a vessel actively involved in the peat trade. 2) a name for various types of vessels, usually from Groningen, Drenthe, or Overijssel. See also turfpraam. TURFPRAAM: 1) term used by laymen for any vessel that was not too large and transported peat. 2) ship family and general designation...