Pen and Pencil Sketches of Shipping and Craft All Round the WorldEdward Arnold, 1899 - 213 pàgines |
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... kind of boat . It was a grand and close race , and the visitor was allowed plenty of room to round her last mark . The " Britannia " won , to the joy of all . The only regret , however , was that the Prince was not there in propriâ ...
... kind of boat . It was a grand and close race , and the visitor was allowed plenty of room to round her last mark . The " Britannia " won , to the joy of all . The only regret , however , was that the Prince was not there in propriâ ...
Pàgina 21
... kind or complimentary until duly understood and soon afterwards " coal whipping " died a natural death when the railways monopolised the carriage of coals to London . A dying effort was made at Newcastle in 1844 , when the old collier ...
... kind or complimentary until duly understood and soon afterwards " coal whipping " died a natural death when the railways monopolised the carriage of coals to London . A dying effort was made at Newcastle in 1844 , when the old collier ...
Pàgina 29
... kind of sailing barge of inferior grade altogether , undecorated and very grimy ; she has no topmast and is therefore called a " dumpy barge . " Commercially the sailing Medway barge holds her own against the railways from Rochester ...
... kind of sailing barge of inferior grade altogether , undecorated and very grimy ; she has no topmast and is therefore called a " dumpy barge . " Commercially the sailing Medway barge holds her own against the railways from Rochester ...
Pàgina 34
... kind of light used on shore to guide wayfarers ; one of these used to be in the church at Barnet . Tynemouth Castle in Northumberland was well known as a lighthouse in the time of Charles I. The great light on the Eddystone rock off Ply ...
... kind of light used on shore to guide wayfarers ; one of these used to be in the church at Barnet . Tynemouth Castle in Northumberland was well known as a lighthouse in the time of Charles I. The great light on the Eddystone rock off Ply ...
Pàgina 46
... kind the economy of labour is surprising with the sheets of the fore and aft canvas . Two or three men tend the sheets ; these , with a man at the wheel , suffice to carry out all the duties of a watch , whilst the heavy work , such as ...
... kind the economy of labour is surprising with the sheets of the fore and aft canvas . Two or three men tend the sheets ; these , with a man at the wheel , suffice to carry out all the duties of a watch , whilst the heavy work , such as ...
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