Pen and Pencil Sketches of Shipping and Craft All Round the WorldEdward Arnold, 1899 - 213 pàgines |
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... Trades . These are now bygones , and replaced by wonders of modern science , such as our Atlantic greyhounds the " Campania " or the steamers of the " Orient line ; to say nothing of those features of this age , our grim signal - masted ...
... Trades . These are now bygones , and replaced by wonders of modern science , such as our Atlantic greyhounds the " Campania " or the steamers of the " Orient line ; to say nothing of those features of this age , our grim signal - masted ...
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... Trades , whilst the auxiliary steam was a luxury when wanted in flat calms in mid - ocean or entering narrow harbours . Some of the subjects have been considered interesting enough to be brought together to form the present volume ...
... Trades , whilst the auxiliary steam was a luxury when wanted in flat calms in mid - ocean or entering narrow harbours . Some of the subjects have been considered interesting enough to be brought together to form the present volume ...
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... trade winds extra balloon canvas . Original sail area ... 9,200 sq . ft . 13 The success of the combination of good qualities in her led to the " Chazalie " being built in 1875 , followed by the " Czarina , " for Mr. Albert Brassey , in ...
... trade winds extra balloon canvas . Original sail area ... 9,200 sq . ft . 13 The success of the combination of good qualities in her led to the " Chazalie " being built in 1875 , followed by the " Czarina , " for Mr. Albert Brassey , in ...
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... trade gave a great spurt in the early fifties , and from a new source , the Clyde , John Elder & Co. turned out some of the fastest tea clippers that ever had been designed and built . The race from China to bring the first of the new ...
... trade gave a great spurt in the early fifties , and from a new source , the Clyde , John Elder & Co. turned out some of the fastest tea clippers that ever had been designed and built . The race from China to bring the first of the new ...
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... trade was an important nursery for seamen , although there was not much discipline on board these craft ; the crew were all sailors brought up and inured to sea life under circumstances of hardship . The calling of " coal whippers " was ...
... trade was an important nursery for seamen , although there was not much discipline on board these craft ; the crew were all sailors brought up and inured to sea life under circumstances of hardship . The calling of " coal whippers " was ...
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