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NH 71081 Early Naval Science

Launch of a ship of the line. This was an occasion for great ceremony. The ship either slides down on a cradle, or directly on the stocks. The ship is dressed with flags and banners, and the officers, invited guests, and numerous strangers were on board, and as soon as the last prop is knocked away, and the rope which held the ship on the stocks is cut free, the crowd of people on deck, their motions, caused the ship to quiver, and she began to glide slowly at first, and then with a rapidly accelerated motion.
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Title: Early Naval Science
Caption: Launch of a ship of the line. This was an occasion for great ceremony. The ship either slides down on a cradle, or directly on the stocks. The ship is dressed with flags and banners, and the officers, invited guests, and numerous strangers were on board, and as soon as the last prop is knocked away, and the rope which held the ship on the stocks is cut free, the crowd of people on deck, their motions, caused the ship to quiver, and she began to glide slowly at first, and then with a rapidly accelerated motion.
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Catalog #: NH 71081
Copyright Owner: From Iconographic Encyclopedia (1851) Volume III.
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Original Medium: Illustration, BW Photo
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