. The American encyclopedia of history, biography and travel . , mm - 16. Seventeenth Century.—Long Barque. each of her benches rose a swivel on a point. This, it will be perceived,was a formidable armament. The galeass had three masts and lateensails. The Venetians made great use of this vessel. Their famousBucentaur belonged to this class. At the end of the fifteenth century,when Christopher Columbus armed his vessels at Palos, he formed his lit-tle flotilla exclusively of caravels. Now, this name of caravel, which in. Seventeenth Century.—Ocean, Line of Battle Ship. the outset belonged only
. The American encyclopedia of history, biography and travel . , mm - 16. Seventeenth Century.—Long Barque. each of her benches rose a swivel on a point. This, it will be perceived,was a formidable armament. The galeass had three masts and lateensails. The Venetians made great use of this vessel. Their famousBucentaur belonged to this class. At the end of the fifteenth century,when Christopher Columbus armed his vessels at Palos, he formed his lit-tle flotilla exclusively of caravels. Now, this name of caravel, which in. Seventeenth Century.—Ocean, Line of Battle Ship. the outset belonged only to a common barque, was at this time borne by avessel of considerable, but not extraordinary size. The caravel had fourmasts; the forward one with a square sail surmounted by a topsail, thethree others each carrying a lateen sail. These sails enabled the caravelto manoeuvre well, and she was as prompt to handle as the French tartane, DEPARTMENT OF TRAVEL. 771 much renowned at that epoch. She came about as quickly as if she hadbeen a row-boat. She had but one deck, and very little carrying capa , if the caravels of Christopher Columbus were smaller than those of alater period, at the close of the sixteenth century, they were large enoughto contain ninety seamen and the provision necessary for a long flag ship of Columbus was called the Santa Maria; the two other, LaPinta and La Nina. A passage in the journal of Columbus himself, givesa detail of the canvass of the Santa Maria. The wind, say
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