History of merchant shipping and ancient commerce (1874)
Lindsay, William Schaw · London : Sampson Low · leaf 103
modern times, similarly employed. Forinstance, the following sketch, taken originally fromone of the paintings on a tomb at Kom-el-Ahmars,1near Minieh, represents, in many respects, one ofthe large Nile barges still in use. From havingtwenty-two oars on each side, her length couldhardly have been… … composed of two spars of similar size, secured bybackstays to her after-part. It is not easy to under-stand why two spars should have been used; but itis possible that by these means a large and heavysail might in stormy weather be lowered on eitherside, according to the direction of the wind;…
Commerce · Ships and shipping · Merchant marine
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