Diogo de Silves , (15th century) is the presumed name of an obscure Portuguese explorer of the Atlantic who allegedly discovered the Azores islands in 1427.He is only known from a reference on a chart drawn by the Catalan cartographer , Gabriel de Vallseca of Mallorca , dated 1439. The map, has a no...

The first ship, which left the port of Sagres for reconnaissance trip to the south, under the command of Gonzalo Velho, weighed anchor at 1416. Gonzalo Velho first overcome psychological barriers that prevent the sailors to move along the coast of Africa to the south. It was the fear of the "Ca...

The kingdom of Portugal in the 15th century was one of the first European powers to begin building a colonial empire . The Portuguese Renaissance was a period of exploration , during which Portuguese sailors discovered several Atlantic archipelagos like the Azores , Madeira , or Cape Verde , explore...

Batavia
Niger2014;750f;SG? Djibouti2013;400f;SG? Malawi2013;SG?

Хуан Себастьян де Элькано (испанский исследователь) 1476-1526 Niger1998;350f;350f;SG? TAAF1973;1,40f;185f;SG88. Norfolk1994;20c;SG564. Philippinas2002;5,0r;SG?Spain1976;50p;SG2355.

Amerigo Vespucci
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Alvise Cadamosto born 1432 in Venice,Italy. Venetian explorer, navigator and writer, celebrated for his voyages in the Portuguese service to West Africa. In 1454 he sailed from Venice for Flanders, and, being detained by contrary winds off Cape St. Vincent, was enlisted by Prince Henry the Navigator...

About 1445g King Eric sent his cousin-in-law, Henry the Navigator, a copy of the famous series of Claudius Clavus northern part of the map. These cards conclusion about the existence of marine Lane parallel west coast of Greenland and leading directly from the Atlantic Ocean to China. Henry first st...

About 1445g King Eric sent his cousin-in-law, Henry the Navigator, a copy of the famous series of Claudius Clavus- northern part of the map. These cards conclusion about the existence of marine Lane parallel west coast of Greenland and leading directly from the Atlantic Ocean to China. Henry first s...

Roberto, I can not agree that on the stamp of Sudan depicts the "Markab", I think it is a "Nagrr" (see: Ship Stamps Collection:”Nagrr"from 19.10.2012).You compare the drawings: first-"Markab",second- "Nagrr".I think- the difference is evident. The drawing...

Hobikisen (Fish boat of Japan) Sailboats on Lake Kasumigaura in Ibaraki Prefecture have a great sail. Wind fills a large sail (12m x 20m) and pushes the boat through the water, pulling a 100-meter network for catching smelt and smelt. Network is a funnel-shaped net bag, which later became known as t...

Ships of Hatshepsut Afghanistan1997;4000af;SG? Sierra Leone1996;1500Le;SG Ms341. San Marino1963;1,0li;SG690. Guinea Bissau1988;50p;SG1054.

Tomoko In the miniature sheet, on the stamp 9d, shows two canoe:in front-TOMOKO,behind-canoe of “LISI” type.On the stamp shows bow “tomoko”,decorated with feasers and ornamented with inlaid nautilus shells,and below may to see a small carved figurehead. Solomon Islands1939;2,5d;SG64. 1984;1d;SG? 195...

Amatasi The amatasi was as a plank canoe with the typical flanged edges made like a bonito boat but larger and with three outrigger booms. The amatasi was very fast and was used in catching masimasi (dolphin) which were trolled for with a baited. The fore deck was decorated down the middle line with...

Kon-Tiki S.Tome Сан-Томе1982;0,50Db;SG? Palau200…;2$;SG? France Polinesia1972;16f;SG158.