Around the shores of the Maltese Islands, one
can see various small, working boats which
developed over a period of hundreds of years.
When we refer to the traditional boats of Malta
we refer to the five that have survived and which
show the same constructional characteristics. It
is interesting to note that one may come across
certain local boats which originated after 1800
with the introduction of British rule in Malta
but which do not comply with the traditional
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