Pen and Pencil Sketches of Shipping and Craft All Round the WorldEdward Arnold, 1899 - 213 pàgines |
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Pàgina 13
... seen Mr. Laycock's " Valhalia , " 1,400 tons , ship- rigged . It is hard to credit that she is a yacht when bearing down on you , until perchance the white ensign may be seen flying at the peak or the R.Y.S. burgee at the main . Burgees ...
... seen Mr. Laycock's " Valhalia , " 1,400 tons , ship- rigged . It is hard to credit that she is a yacht when bearing down on you , until perchance the white ensign may be seen flying at the peak or the R.Y.S. burgee at the main . Burgees ...
Pàgina 18
... seen J. W. Turner , returning from Gravesend , with his eyes fixed on the lurid effects of sunset behind the London smoke . As the population of London increased so did the demand for coal ; but railways came to the rescue , and ...
... seen J. W. Turner , returning from Gravesend , with his eyes fixed on the lurid effects of sunset behind the London smoke . As the population of London increased so did the demand for coal ; but railways came to the rescue , and ...
Pàgina 22
... seen broadside at sea , her sail mast has a severe rake to an angle of about 70 ° , her gunwale springing towards the stern with a strong rise at the bow before coming to stem . The boats are generally painted with broad bands of colour ...
... seen broadside at sea , her sail mast has a severe rake to an angle of about 70 ° , her gunwale springing towards the stern with a strong rise at the bow before coming to stem . The boats are generally painted with broad bands of colour ...
Pàgina 26
... seen thrashing through the Downs , battened down , with the deck all amast , smothered in spindrift , just as if they liked it . Latterly some of them come up the river without a bowsprit , setting a jib staysail over the fore- A MEDWAY ...
... seen thrashing through the Downs , battened down , with the deck all amast , smothered in spindrift , just as if they liked it . Latterly some of them come up the river without a bowsprit , setting a jib staysail over the fore- A MEDWAY ...
Pàgina 33
... seen on a menu card ! A good pilchard season is a real boon to the men of Cornwall . The pilchard itself is considered to be a full- grown sardine ; and , oddly enough , great quantities of these are prepared à la sardine in oil , and ...
... seen on a menu card ! A good pilchard season is a real boon to the men of Cornwall . The pilchard itself is considered to be a full- grown sardine ; and , oddly enough , great quantities of these are prepared à la sardine in oil , and ...
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