The vessel depict on this stamp is unnamed, and I think designed after a drawing in a book written by Diego Garcia de Palacio in 1587.
Diego Garcia de Palacio wrote the first treatise on shipbuilding ever published. His work was published in Mexico in 1587 by editor Pedro de Ocharte under the title “Instrucción nauthica para el buen uso y regimiento de las naos, su traza y govierno”.
Diego Garcia de Palacio was born in Santander, Spain the Basque country, from a family with a great tradition of involvement with the sea. After studying law at the University of Salamanca, he was sent to Guatemala and Mexico where he worked for the Spanish crown, he wrote several works on China and the Philippines, eventually being appointed to the Consejo de Indias for his knowledge and experience. His “Instrucción Nautica” is written as a dialogue between two Basques, a Viscayan and a Montanes, and is divided into four books and a glossary. The first two books are dedicated to navigation issues, the third to astrology, metrology and cartography, and the fourth to shipbuilding – detailing a ship of 16 codes of beam (9.20m). This fourth book provides sections on the design of hulls, masts and spar, rigging sails, ship’s boats, artillery, victuals, and crews, detailing the functions and obligations of the captains, masters, and pilots.
Mexico 1987 100s sg?, scott?