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title: Corbita Sailing
author: Jan van der Crabben
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3313/corbita-sailing/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Corbita Sailing

_Authored by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/)_

## Image File

[![Corbita Sailing](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3313.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3313.jpg)

## Image Caption

This marble relief shows a man sailing a corbita, a small [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) coastal vessel with two masts. Found at [Carthage](https://www.worldhistory.org/carthage/), most likely produced in [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/) Proconsularis (modern-day Tunisia) circa 200 CE. The corbita's sails were most likely made of cloth, reinforced with leather at the corners. Small boats such as this were responsible for a large amount of coastal [trade](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/trade/) in the [Mediterranean](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/mediterranean/), going from harbour to harbour. On display at the British Museum, London (GR 1850.3-4.32).

#### Editorial Review

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## Bibliography

- [http://www.britishmuseum.org/](http://www.britishmuseum.org/ "http://www.britishmuseum.org/"), accessed 1 Dec 2016.

## About the Author

Jan is the Founder & Chairman of World History Encyclopedia and is the organisation's Director of Design & Technology. He holds an MA War Studies from King's College, and he has worked in the field of history-related digital media since 2006.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/janvdc)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Crabben, J. v. d. (2014, December 13). Corbita Sailing. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3313/corbita-sailing/>
### Chicago
Crabben, Jan van der. "Corbita Sailing." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 13, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3313/corbita-sailing/>.
### MLA
Crabben, Jan van der. "Corbita Sailing." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Dec 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3313/corbita-sailing/>.

## License & Copyright

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