INDEX OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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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.
