. A sketch of the origin and progress of steam navigation from authentic documents. SCALE OF FEET FOR F i &s 8 ! ...UIOS , „=3 STEAM NAVIGATION. 27 riority, to give a decided advantage to the state by which it shall first its?be adopted. My only view, however, being to promote the hap-piness of mankind, a discovery of this system will not be made,without having just reason to expect that it will be employed for thatbeneficent end. Edinburgh, February, 1787. EXPLANATION OF THE FIGURES. Figure The The The The The Cabin. F T
. A sketch of the origin and progress of steam navigation from authentic documents. SCALE OF FEET FOR F i &s 8 ! ...UIOS , „=3 STEAM NAVIGATION. 27 riority, to give a decided advantage to the state by which it shall first its?be adopted. My only view, however, being to promote the hap-piness of mankind, a discovery of this system will not be made,without having just reason to expect that it will be employed for thatbeneficent end. Edinburgh, February, 1787. EXPLANATION OF THE FIGURES. Figure The The The The The Cabin. F The Tiller of the Centre The Tiller of the Larboard The Larboard The Stem of the Centre Stem of the Larboard The Water Line, marking the Vessels draught of Water. Figure 2. A A A Section of the Cabin. B The Larboard Wheel. C A part of the Starboard The Grooves in which the Axes of the Wheels are raised or The Water Line. Figure 3. A Plan of the Deck, representing it without the Cabin, AAAA The Hat
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