HENRY GRACE A DIEU." 1514. _Pepysian Library,
Cambridge_ 93

42. THE "HENRY GRACE A DIEU." _After Allen_ 94

43. GENOESE CARRACK. 1542 96

44. SPANISH GALLEASS. 1588 97

45. ENGLISH MAN-OF-WAR. ABOUT 1588 102

46. VENETIAN GALLEASS. 1571 103

47. THE "PRINCE ROYAL." 1610 105

48. THE "SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS." 1637 109

49. THE "ROYAL CHARLES." 1673 113

50. THE "SOLEIL ROYAL." 1683 115

51. THE "HOLLANDIA." 1683 116

52. BRITISH SECOND-RATE. 1665 119

53. MIDSHIP SECTION OF A FOURTH-RATE. END OF SEVENTEENTH
CENTURY 120

54. THE "FALMOUTH." EAST INDIAMAN. LAUNCHED 1752 124

55. THE "ROYAL GEORGE." 1746 127

56. THE "COMMERCE DE MARSEILLE. 1792 130

57. BRITISH FIRST-RATE. 1794 132

58. " " " 133

59. HEAVY FRENCH FRIGATE OF 1780 134

60. " " " 135

61. THE "HOWE." 1815 136

62. SIR ROBERT SEPPINGS' SYSTEM OF CONSTRUCTION 138

63. " " " " " 139

64. " " " " " 140

65. THE "WATERLOO" 141

66. THE "QUEEN" 143

*67. THE "THAMES." EAST INDIAMAN. 1819 144

*68. THE "THETIS." WEST INDIAMAN 146

*69. FREE-TRADE BARQUE 148

++70. THE "BAZAAR." AMERICAN COTTON-SHIP. 1832 149

++71. THE "SIR JOHN FRANKLIN." AMERICAN TRANSATLANTIC
SAILING-PACKET. 1840 151

++72. THE "OCEAN HERALD." AMERICAN CLIPPER. 1855 152

++73. THE "GREAT REPUBLIC." AMERICAN CLIPPER. 1853 154

74. ARCHAIC GREEK BIREME. ABOUT 800 B.C. 158

The illustrations marked * are published by kind permiss