The Naturalist on the River Amazons: A Record of Adventures, Habits of Animals, Sketches of Brazilian and Indian Life, and Aspects of Nature Under the Equator, During Eleven Years of TravelHumboldt Publishing Company, 1889 - 774 pages |
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Page 656
... vessel heels over to the wind . There are two masts , rigged with fore and aft sails . The foremast has often , besides , a main and top sail . The forepart is planked over at the top , and on this raised deck the crew work the vessel ...
... vessel heels over to the wind . There are two masts , rigged with fore and aft sails . The foremast has often , besides , a main and top sail . The forepart is planked over at the top , and on this raised deck the crew work the vessel ...
Page 666
... vessel up to the point , after which the men in the boat re - embarked the cable , and paddled forward to repeat the process . In the dry season , from August to December , when the trade - wind is strong and the currents slack , a ...
... vessel up to the point , after which the men in the boat re - embarked the cable , and paddled forward to repeat the process . In the dry season , from August to December , when the trade - wind is strong and the currents slack , a ...
Page 699
... vessels only for about 160 miles above Santarem . The hiring of men to navigate the vessel was our greatest trouble . José was to be my helmsman , and we thought three other hauds would be the fewest with which we could venture . But ...
... vessels only for about 160 miles above Santarem . The hiring of men to navigate the vessel was our greatest trouble . José was to be my helmsman , and we thought three other hauds would be the fewest with which we could venture . But ...
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