The coastal ramparts of Mogador

The coastal ramparts of Mogador (modern-day Essaouira) were constructed in the mid-18th century by Sultan Sidi Mohammed ben Abdallah, who commissioned French architect Théodore Cornut to design a fortified port city according to European military architecture standards (Sqala du Port and Sqala de la Kasbah). Armed with European bronze cannons mounted along crenellated stone bastions overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the fortress served as a strategic military outpost and international trade gateway.

Issued in 1953 by Morocco (MAROC / المغرب) to benefit military welfare funds (Œuvres Sociales de l'Armée 1953), this postage stamp (POSTES) depicts the stone ramparts and watchtower (echauguette) of Mogador, featuring an ornate 18th-century bronze cannon positioned on the ramparts with seagulls soaring over the sea.