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...

PEAT TRANSPORTATION (Turfvaart). A peat canal is an excavated waterway constructed to transport peat from the extraction site (usually a peat bog) to the market (usually a city). The peat was transported by a peat ship or peat barge . The word «turfvaart» therefore also refers to the traffic caused ...

The stamp pays tribute to the maritime archive of the Åland shipowner Gustaf Erikson (1872–1947), which has been on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register since 2023. The stamp also bears the UNESCO logo. The stamp motif highlights the shipowner himself, his first ship Tjerimai and the extensive a...

HOSPITALIERS on THE ISLAND of RHODES. The image shows postage stamps of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM), issued in 1980 for the 500th anniversary of the Siege of Rhodes. Stamp 85 grani: Depicts the beginning of the naval battle between the Order's galleys and the Turkish fleet. Stamp 2 ...

MARITIME SIGNALS in USE at THE BEGINNING of THE 18th CENTURY. At the beginning of the 18th century, the Order of Malta's navy, under the leadership of Grand Master Raimondo Perellos y Roccaful (1697–1720), continued to use galleys as its main vessels, complemented by ships of the line, frigates, and...

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The line "Sovereign Order of Malta (SVMO) 2000; (4 scudi x 8)" is incorrect.
It should be: Sovereign Order of Malta (SVMO) 1977; (25 grains; 75 grains; 3 tari; 1 scudo).

ANCIENT SIGNALS from THE ORDER'S FLEET. Ancient marine lighthouses, originally wood-burning fires on dangerous shores, evolved into metal braziers raised by pulleys to guide ships—the precursors of modern lighthouses. The 1977 SMOM postage stamp set "Ancient Marine Signals: Lamps" illustra...

The image shows a miniature sheet of eight postage stamps issued by the Sovereign Order of Malta (SMOM) in 2000. The stamps depict various types of historic sailing vessels. A unique feature of this issue is the inclusion of information coupons to the right of each stamp, which describe the correspo...

BATTLE of MALAGA, November 6–8, 1736 The 6 scudi stamp depicts the capture of three Algerian ships in the waters off Malaga by a squadron of the Order's ships, under the command of Lieutenant General Fra Bartolomeo Tommasi, in November 1736. In the early 18th century, Aragonese, Catalan, and Castili...

BATTLE of MARBELLA, September 6, 1736 In 1989, the Order of Malta issued its second series, dedicated to naval battles. The 4scudi stamp depicts the Battle of Marbella, according to the inscription on the stamp. In the early 18th century, the Knights of St. John significantly strengthened their navy...