Corbita Sailboat

Illustration

by Jan van der Crabben
published on 05 January 2022

Corbita Sailboat — Roman marble relief showing a small two-masted coastal sailing vessel called *corbita*, as well as its sailour. Found at Carthage and possibly made in Africa Proconsularis (modern-day Tunisia) circa 200 CE.

Corbita boats had two sails, most likely made out of cloth and leather reinforcement at the corners. Boats such as this would have carried out significant amounts of trading around the Mediterraneanan, sailing in coastal waters from harbour to harbour.

British Museum, London, UK. GR 1850.3-4.32.

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Jan is the Founder and CEO of World History Encyclopedia. He holds an MA War Studies from King's College, and he has worked in the field of history-related digital media since 2006.

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