. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . No. n. Chap. 96. VESSELS AND BOATS. 133 to a number of long stakes or poles till the hull is complete,when they lay the cross-planks on the top from side to give the boats no ribs, but caulk the seams with papyruson the inside. Each has a single rudder,
. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . No. n. Chap. 96. VESSELS AND BOATS. 133 to a number of long stakes or poles till the hull is complete,when they lay the cross-planks on the top from side to give the boats no ribs, but caulk the seams with papyruson the inside. Each has a single rudder,^ which is driven represented vrith a sail, Avhich might bemade of the papyrus rind, and whichappears to fold up like those of theChinese (No. III.), and the mast isdouble, which was tusual in large boatsin the time of the 4th and other earlydynasties. Tliat cloth sails, occasion- ally with coloured devices worked orpainted on them, should be fo\md onthe monuments at least as early as the18th and 19th dynasties, is not sur-prising, since the Egyptians were notedat a very remote period for the manu-facture of linen and other cloths, and. exported sailcloth to Phoenicia. 7.) Hempen (Herodot. vii. 25)and palm ropes are also shown by themonuments to have been adopted forall the tackling of boats. The processof making them is found at Beni Hassanand at Thebes ; and ropes made fromthe strong fibre of the palm-tree are J frequently found in the tombs. Thislast was probably the kind most gene-rally used in Egypt, and is still verycommon there, as the cocoa-nut ropesare in India.—[G. W.] - The large boats had generally asingle rudder, which resembled a longoar, and traversed on a beam at the
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