An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and Successively Performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour:, Band 1W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand., 1773 |
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... length determined them to quit it as a fettled habitation , returning only at particular seasons of the year , and taking up their conftant refidence in the in- terior part of the country . Lord Anfon was of opinion , that they refided ...
... length determined them to quit it as a fettled habitation , returning only at particular seasons of the year , and taking up their conftant refidence in the in- terior part of the country . Lord Anfon was of opinion , that they refided ...
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... length , a hundred and twenty - fathom . CAP , a ftrong , thick block of wood , ufed to confine two mafts to- gether , when the one is erected at the head of the other , in order to lengthen it . It is for this purpose furnished with ...
... length , a hundred and twenty - fathom . CAP , a ftrong , thick block of wood , ufed to confine two mafts to- gether , when the one is erected at the head of the other , in order to lengthen it . It is for this purpose furnished with ...
Seite xxvii
... length , and ferving to extend the bottom of the jib , and the stay of the fore - top - gallant - maft . K. KEDGE , a small anchor , used to keep a fhip fteady whilst she rides in a harbour or river . 3 Falfe Falfe KEEL , a ftrong ...
... length , and ferving to extend the bottom of the jib , and the stay of the fore - top - gallant - maft . K. KEDGE , a small anchor , used to keep a fhip fteady whilst she rides in a harbour or river . 3 Falfe Falfe KEEL , a ftrong ...
Seite xxx
... length of the cable , drawn up on the deck , be- fore the anchor is caft loofe from the bow , to let it fink to the bottom , without being interrupted , that the flukes may be forced the deeper into the ground , by the additional weight ...
... length of the cable , drawn up on the deck , be- fore the anchor is caft loofe from the bow , to let it fink to the bottom , without being interrupted , that the flukes may be forced the deeper into the ground , by the additional weight ...
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... length , at different heights , and ferving to rein- force the decks , and form the curves by which the veffel appears light and graceful on the water . WARP , a finall rope employed occafionally to remove a fhip from one place to ...
... length , at different heights , and ferving to rein- force the decks , and form the curves by which the veffel appears light and graceful on the water . WARP , a finall rope employed occafionally to remove a fhip from one place to ...
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