Note FOOTNOTES — Front matter
Reading edition
[A] Nakhuda, i.e. the native captain of a dhow.
[B] Coir rope has the advantage of floating, though it has only one-third of the strength of hemp rope of the same diameter.
Reading edition
[A] Nakhuda, i.e. the native captain of a dhow.
[B] Coir rope has the advantage of floating, though it has only one-third of the strength of hemp rope of the same diameter.