. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. lUO. Internal A'iew of Stem. (Cojiieil frtiiii C. Eiieleharcit '•Denmark in the Enrly Iron ;i "At the sides, about 10 feet distant from the stern, the rudder (Fig. 102) was discovered. Its length is 9 feet 7 inches, and near the middle it has a hole through which a rope may have been passed for the pur- pose of tying it to tlie side of tlu' boat. Just belo\\ this hole tiiere is. FiG. 101. Rowlock of Xydam Boat. (Ccipiivl
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. lUO. Internal A'iew of Stem. (Cojiieil frtiiii C. Eiieleharcit '•Denmark in the Enrly Iron ;i "At the sides, about 10 feet distant from the stern, the rudder (Fig. 102) was discovered. Its length is 9 feet 7 inches, and near the middle it has a hole through which a rope may have been passed for the pur- pose of tying it to tlie side of tlu' boat. Just belo\\ this hole tiiere is. FiG. 101. Rowlock of Xydam Boat. (Ccipiivl IroMi C Eneleliardt, •' Denmark m the Early Iron ;- a little cushion of wood lixed with three wooden pegs, intended to pro- tect the rudder from injury by knocking or getting against the .side of the boat, and at the top there is a loose piece with two handles. "The thwarts (Fig. 103) were strengthened by two angular boards underneath (Figs. 104, 105) and supported by three perpendicular pieces of wood. Only in one place, by the middle thwart, these boards were tolerably well preserved, but even there the ends were so soft as not to admit of any very complete examination, and it remains uncertain in. 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 Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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