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INDEX OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- Adler at Samoa, 200.
- Agalma elegans, 264.
- Alabama, the, in action, 136, 158.
- Algæ, typical, 252, 254.
- Almirante Cochrane, in action with Huascar, 141.
- America, the yacht, 158, 195.
- Antarctic scenery, 101.
- Ardois night-signals at sea, 205.
- Argonaut shell, 274.
- Armada, style of ships of the, 115.
- Balloon-sail, 158, 186.
- Battle-ships, modern steel, 134, 142, 144, 147, 150, 153. See also Line-of-Battle Ships.
- Beam-trawl for deep-sea dredging, 261.
- Biremes, Roman, 42. See Galleys.
- Boat-davits, 223, 232.
- Bon Homme Richard, the, 182.
- Bottle-fish, the, 263.
- Bowsprit, the, and its rigs, 38, 63, 113, 120, 158, 175. See Cutters and Sloops.
- Breeches-buoy, method of using, 229.
- Buckeye, or “bugeye,” a, 198.
- Buoys, 225, 226, 227.
- Cambria, model of, 195.
- Cameos, shell used for, 270.
- Can-buoys, 225.
- Canoes, 28, 37, 45, 198.
- Caravels, 35, 61, 63, 65, 76.
- Carronade, an old, 185.
- Cassis, a typical, 270.
- “Castles,” fore and aft, on ancient ships, 35, 57, 63, 65, 112, 113, 115, 119.
- Catboat, a Newport, 195.
- Center-board boats, models of, 195.
- Chain-plates, 172.
- Channels, 172.
- Chart, an early, 54.
- Chinese boats, 32. Compare Malay Boats.
- Clewed-up, mainsails, 120, 184.
- Clipper-ship, a, 158, 164.
- Coast, destruction of, by the sea, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 58.
- Collision, scene in a, 202.
- Columbia, the, 146.
- Columbus, Christopher, flag-ship of, 63.
- Columbus, Christopher, statue of, 60.
- Constellation, 184.
- Constitution frigate, 106, 132.
- Costumes of mariners, 117, 123, 142, 147, 157, 172, 179.
- Cruisers, modern steel, 146, 150, 154, 205.
- Crustaceans of the deep sea, 273.
- Cutters, 188, 191, 193.
- Day-marks (for pilots), 225.
- Deck scenes, modern, 142, 147, 154, 164, 261.
- Deck scenes on old-time vessels, 117, 130.
- Deep-sea dredging apparatus, 261.
- Diatoms, 257.
- Diving-dress, 258.
- Driver (sail). See Spanker.
- Dynamite-cruiser, in action, 154.
- Earthquake waves, 18, 21.
- El Chico, model of, 195.
- Eskimos in summer, 83.
- Felucca, a, 175.
- Fin-keel yachts, models of, 195.
- Fiord, a, in New Zealand, 15.
- Fish-curing at St. Pierre, 243.
- Fishes, deep-sea, 263.
- Fishing-boats, American, 245, 247.
- Fishing-boats, Canadian, 5, 17, 243.
- Fishing-boats, French, 7.
- Fishing-boats of the Mediterranean, 38.
- Fishing-pound, at low tide, 17.
- Flare, burning a, at sea, 221.
- Flying Dutchman, the, 57.
- Fog-bell, a, 219.
- Fore-and-aft rig, 221.
- Frigates, 125, 132, 136, 182, 184.
- Full-rigged ship. See Ship.
- Gaff-topsail, 186, 193, 221. See Cutters and Sloops.
- Galleons, Spanish, 119.
- Galleys, ancient, 42, 43, 109, 111, 112.
- Genesta, the yacht, 191, 195.
- Gloriana, model of, 195.
- Great Harry, bow of, 113.
- Guerrière, frigate, in action, 125.
- Gulfweed and its inhabitants, 252.
- Halcyon, the, yacht, 186.
- Hamilcar’s stairway of the galleys, 109.
- Hand-line fishing, 245.
- Helmet-shell, a, 270.
- Homeward-bound pennant, 133.
- “Hove to,” attitude of sails, 37, 247.
- Huascar, in action, 141.
- Hydroid, a compound, 264.
- Icebergs and ice-floes, 79, 80, 85, 89, 92, 97, 103, 105.
- Indiana, the, 144.
- Irex, the yacht, 191.
- Ironclads, early, 134, 138, 139, 141.
- Jellyfish, a typical, 262.
- Jib-sails, 120, 158, 175, 186.
- Jib-staysails, 89, 158, 175, 221.
- Kearsarge, the, in action with the Alabama, 136.
- Krakatoa, in eruption, 12.
- Lanterns, stern, of old ships, 57, 115.
- Lateen rigs, 28, 35, 37, 38, 61, 181.
- Launch, a steam, 153.
- Leeboard, a, 198.
- Leg-of-mutton sails, 198.
- Life-boat, a self-righting, 230.
- Life-saving service, the, 228, 229, 230.
- Light-houses, 18, 213, 214, 215.
- Light-ship, Nantucket, 217, 218.
- Light-ship, Sandy Hook, 186.
- Line-of-battle ships, wooden, 120, 134.
- Lugsail rigs, 42, 43, 45, 48.
- Magic, model of, 195.
- Main chains, 172.
- Maine, the, 153.
- Mainsail or main course, 120, 158, 164, 175, 184, 221.
- Malay boats, 28, 181.
- Maria, the yacht, 188.
- Massachusetts, the, 142.
- Matting sails, 32, 181.
- Mayflower, the yacht, 186, 194.
- Medieval vessels, various forms of, 35, 63, 65, 112, 115, 119.
- Meleagrina, 270.
- Merrimac, the, 138.
- Midnight sun at sea, 2.
- Midshipmen of 1812, 123.
- Military masts, ancient, 111.
- Military masts, modern, 134, 141, 144, 146, 150, 153, 205.
- Minot’s Ledge lighthouse, 213.
- Mischief model of, 195.
- Miter-shells (Mitra), 270.
- Mizzen, the ancient (compare Spanker), 63.
- Models of hulls of yachts, 195.
- Mollusks, shells of. See Sea-shells.
- Monitor, the, 139.
- Monitors, 139, 149, 150.
- Muleta, a, 38. Compare Felucca.
- Murex-shells, 263, 272.
- Muriel, the yacht, 193.
- Nelson, portrait of, 129.
- Nelson, signal of, at Trafalgar, 127.
- Nun buoys, 225.
- Obstruction buoy, 226.
- Olive-shell (Oliva), 268.
- Outriggers, forms of, 28, 37.
- Packet, a Liverpool, 160.
- Paper-nautilus, the, 274.
- Pearl-oyster, the, 270.
- Pelagia cyanella, 262.
- Pelican-fish, the, 263.
- Penguins, Antarctic, 101, 103.
- Physophore, a, 264.
- Pilot-boat, 221, 223.
- Pirates, at home, 179.
- Pirates, Malay, 181.
- Proas, Malay, 28, 37.
- Pteroceras lambis, 270.
- Puritan, the yacht, 194, 195.
- Raking masts, 188, 198.
- Rapid-fire guns, 147.
- Reefing a topsail, 31.
- Reef-points, 43, 120, 132, 158, 188.
- Rowboats, 45, 236, 239, 248. See also Galleys and Yawl.
- Royal sails, 132, 158, 184.
- Sails, decorated, 45, 48, 63.
- Sails, various forms of, 31, 32, 113, 115, 119, 181. See also names of sails and rigs.
- Saloon of a modern steamship, 161.
- Saloon of a packet-ship, 160.
- Samoans battling with surf, 208.
- Sandbagger-sloop, a, 197.
- Sappho, model of, 195.
- Sargassum, a piece of, 252.
- Schooners, 26,186, 188, 221, 223, 247.
- Scorpion-shell, the, 270.
- Sea-anemones, 273.
- Sea-caves, 10.
- Sea-fights, 74, 106, 111, 115, 117, 119, 125, 130, 136, 141, 147, 175, 182.
- Search-lights, 150, 153.
- Sea-shells, 268, 270, 271, 272, 274.
- Sea-slugs (Doris), 252.
- Seaweeds, 252, 254.
- Serapis, the, 182.
- Ship, a full-rigged, 37, 89, 92, 120, 132, 133, 158, 184, 232, 234.
- Ship of the line. See Line-of-Battle Ships.
- Ship weathering a gale with sails furled, 8, 56, 89, 207.
- Ships’ boats, 232, 236, 239.
- Sharpie, a, 198.
- Shrouds, 164, 172.
- Sidewheel steamer, a, 21.
- Signal flags, 127.
- Signaling at sea, 205, 206, 221.
- Signal-mast, a, 142.
- Siren, on a steamship, 220.
- Sky-scraper sails, 132, 184.
- Sloops, 24, 186, 194, 197, 199.
- Sloops-of-war, 130, 207.
- Spanker-, driver-, or mizzen-sail, 89, 196.
- Spar buoys, 225.
- Sponsons, 144, 153.
- Starfish, the common, 267.
- Staysails, 221.
- Steam frigates, 136, 138.
- Steamships, modern mercantile, 161, 167, 181, 223.
- Steam-yacht, a, 186.
- Steering oar, a modern, 239.
- Storm scenes, 18, 21, 24, 31, 56, 200, 207, 208, 213, 217, 247.
- Studding-sails, 132, 133, 158, 184.
- Surf, and its effect, 3, 21, 71, 208.
- Tara, the yacht, 191.
- Tecumseh, the monitor, 149.
- Theseus and Guerrière, 125.
- Thistle, model of, 195.
- Tides—scene at low tide, 17.
- Topcastles, 63, 111.
- Topgallantsails, 120, 132, 158, 184.
- Topsails, 120, 125, 158, 175.
- Topsails, square, 120,132, 184. (See also Ships, Full-Rigged.)
- Torpedo-boats, 150, 151.
- Torpedo-boats, submarine, 152.
- Torpedoes and their effect, 149, 150.
- Towing a barge, 170.
- Trying out whale-blubber, 234.
- Turrets, 142, 144, 150, 153.
- Venus’ Comb, 271.
- Very night-signals, 206.
- Vesuvius, the, 154.
- Viking ships, 45, 48, 51.
- Volcanoes on the sea-shore, 12.
- Volunteer, model of, 186, 195.
- Walking the plank, 172.
- Walruses on the ice, 80.
- Ward-room of a war-ship, 123.
- Wasp, in action with Frolic, 130.
- Wasp, model of the yacht, 195.
- Waves, oceanic, 8, 15, 24, 56, 57.
- Whale, sperm, head of, 240.
- Whaleback, a, 169.
- Whaleboats, 232, 236, 239, 240.
- Whalers, 232-240.
- Whistling buoy, 227.
- Wreck, 130, 149, 202, 229, 230.
- Yachts, models of, 195.
- Yachts, racing, 186, 188, 191, 193, 195.
- Yawl, a ship’s, 105, 223.
- Yawl-rig, the, 197.