. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 72 BULLETIIS^ 127, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. The model represents a vessel carrying square sails on the fore- mast and bowsprit and a lateen sail on the mainmast. Tlie ends of the vessel are substantially alike; they are excessively full—almost square; the bottom is nearly flat and extends the entire length, there being no run and practically no upward slope to the bow. There is a deep waist on the main deck; a topgallant forecastle; a high. FIG. IS. ENGLISH SEVEXTEEXTH CEXTURY SAILING \ quarter-deck; the quarter-deck bulwark ext
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 72 BULLETIIS^ 127, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. The model represents a vessel carrying square sails on the fore- mast and bowsprit and a lateen sail on the mainmast. Tlie ends of the vessel are substantially alike; they are excessively full—almost square; the bottom is nearly flat and extends the entire length, there being no run and practically no upward slope to the bow. There is a deep waist on the main deck; a topgallant forecastle; a high. FIG. IS. ENGLISH SEVEXTEEXTH CEXTURY SAILING \ quarter-deck; the quarter-deck bulwark extends abaft the deck, forming a sort of pink, through which the rudder head passes. The bowsprit is formed of timber joined at their outer ends and sepa- rated where they meet the stem, thus acting as a vertical support to each other. Dimensions of vessel {estimated).—Length over all, 76 feet; beam. 17 feet; depth of hold, 6 feet; mainmast above deck, 30 feet; main. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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