History of merchant shipping and ancient commerce (1874)
Lindsay, William Schaw · London : Sampson Low · leaf 87
Layard, II. Series, PI. 10, 12, 13, &c). carrying horses (Layards Nin. and Bab. p. 232) In one instance, where a huge carved block ofstone is being moved (one of the great bulls weighing10 tons), the boat is evidently a flat-bottomed bargeor raft. 1 Menander ap. Joseph. Ant. Jud. ix. 14.… … Others have a broad top to their masts, not unlikethe crows nest, visible in some of the medieval boats,represented on the Corporate seals of different Englishport towns. Lastly, we find vessels wherein the oarsmen areobviously placed so as to row to the best advantage.The ships are generally…
Commerce · Ships and shipping · Merchant marine
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