This seashell has it is thin, light, was found by us on the beaches of the Algarve,
Portugal. She is filled with the sun's rays and the warmth of the sea waves.
Each seashell found is unique, has its own structure, color, shape.
Decoupage with acrylic painting elements.
Sailing ships are beautiful, environmentally friendly and, in the end, fast. Over the centuries, ships have repeatedly changed the fate of entire nations. On them
people set off on long voyages in search of new lands, new life, new markets. For the first time, sailing ships appeared in China and Ancient Egypt. There is no consensus on who created a sailing ship earlier. The first Egyptian sailing ships were built from papyrus reeds. The first ship equipped with a sail, probably appeared in Egypt about 5.5 thousand years ago. It was a rectangular ("straight") sail, which, with its upper edge attached to a horizontal rack. Direct sailing weapons were among the peoples of the Mediterranean: Phoenicians, Etruscans, Greeks, Romans, boats were similar Vikings and Slavs. The ancient Greeks had improved their battle galleys by 500 BC. They added a third row of oars to these boats and created more fast formidable navy. From 2500 BC to 1500 BC, ships were propelled by oars and sails. In the 8th-9th centuries, oblique sails appeared in the Mediterranean. The inhabitants of Northern Europe called them "Latin" - the same as they called the countries Southern Europe. Such sails proved to be convenient for sailing at an acute angle to the wind: along the winding shores and among the islands of the Mediterranean.
A sail of this shape was invented during the era of the Arab conquest in the Mediterranean. The Arabs were good enough sailors, and the Latin sail got widespread: almost all Mediterranean ships of the Middle Ages and early modern times carried almost exclusively Latin sails. He just combined the advantages of straight and oblique sail. Until the XIV century, European waters were sailed only by ships with one mast and one sail on this mast. During the first half of the 15th century, a real revolution took place in sailing equipment and in shipbuilding in general. By the end of the 15th century, classic three-masted ship. This revolution coincides with the beginning of the era of great geographical discoveries: long travels were impossible without improving the ship. By the end of the 15th century, the ship had changed dramatically in appearance - both sailing equipment and hull design. A little later, in the XVI century, there is a revolution in artillery weapons. Also in the 16th century, a bowsprit gradually appears - an inclined mast at the bow of the ship. 1630 to 1850 the most powerful warship was a three-deck wooden sailing ship with 100 or more cannons on board. Roman Empire in many ways depended on sea trade. Merchant fleets sailed in the Mediterranean, along the Atlantic coasts of Spain and France, and across the strait
English Channel. By the 17th century, ships were already equipped with several masts and many sails. By 1880, progress in the development of steam engines led to the fact that warships no longer required masts and sails. The battleships became large, heavily armored steamships with powerful long-range guns. For centuries flags have been raised on ships. Each flag has its own meaning. They showed which country the ship belongs and who commands it. From 1650, flags were used to convey messages to other ships in the same fleet. During the first world wars continued to use flags for signaling. They were used to transfer messages between warships and to direct maneuvers fleet. Each flag was designated a letter or cipher word. At present, about 200 are left in the ranks of the training fleet of the world sailing ships. Of these, 50 are large ships of classical rigging of the late 19th - early 20th centuries. In addition, there are about 30 thousand units sport sailing ships.
Material: Seashell, varnish-and-paint materials.
Size: 10,5х6,5х4,5 cm.
weight: 56 g.
Manufacturer: Handmade, own production. Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal.
