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1040Fustas  

Scope note

  • Vessels that were in use in the Mediterranean during the early modern period. They were narrow, long and fast, with a length/width ratio of 7:1, and 18 to 22 rows for oarsmen. They were powered mainly by oars and only incidentally by sails. Fustas were often used in piracy.

Source

  • Τζαμτζής 1972

Contributor

  • Katsiadakis Helen (AA)

Creator

  • Tzedopoulos Giorgos (AA)

Notation

  • 1040

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https://humanitiesthesaurus.academyofathens.gr/dyas-resource/Concept/1040

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