The “Trabaccolo” depict on this stamp issued by République Démocratique du Congo is one of the smaller types used in Italy.
One type was used for fishing, the other for transporting cargo.
She did have rounded ends and a curved stem, plump sternpost, strong sheer.
Reported from at least the 17th century and a few worked into the 1960s.
The smaller types were used mostly for fishing on the central east coast and around Istria.
She were carvel planked generally built of oak.
Mostly decked. The smaller type carried mostly a single mast with a lugsail.
Hull often colourfully painted, and carried sometimes a large red oculi.
Crew 2 – 8.
Length 11 – 21 meter with a beam of roughly one third length, depth one third beam.
Congo Dem. Republic 2001 21.70FC sg?, scott?
Aak to Zumbra, a dictionary of the World’s Watercraft.