 | Richard Henry Major - 1857 - 256 pàgines
...thousand butts, and with five sails and as many masts. The lower part is constructed with triple planks, in order to withstand the force of the tempests to which they are much exposed. But some ships are so built in compartments, that should one part be shattered, the other... | |
 | Marco Polo - 1871 - 592 pàgines
...the second crosswise, the third again longwise. In sooth, 'tis a very strong affair ! " (55.) Nicola Conti : — " They build some ships much larger than...and enables the vessel to complete its voyage." Ibn Batuta : — " Chinese ships only are used in navigating the sea of China. . . . There are three classes... | |
 | Marco Polo - 1875 - 884 pàgines
...Conti : — " They build some ships much larger than ours, capable of containing 2000 butts (vegeies), with five masts and five sails. The lower part is...order, and enables the vessel to complete its voyage." Jbfi Batuta : — " Chinese ships only are used in navigating the sea of China. . . . There are three... | |
 | John Forsyth Meigs - 1924 - 430 pàgines
...larger than ours xx with 5 sails and so many masts. The lower part is constructed with triple planks in order to withstand the force of the tempests to which they are much exposed. Some ships are so built in compartments that should one part be shattered the other portion... | |
 | Ramananda Chatterjee - 1910 - 738 pàgines
...2000 butts, and with five sails and as many masts. The lower part is constructed with triple planks, in order to withstand the force of the tempests to which they are much exposed. But some ships are so built in compartments that should one part be shattered, the other... | |
 | Cyril Northcote Parkinson - 1966 - 478 pàgines
...2000 butts, and with five sails and as many masts. The lower part is constructed with triple planks, in order to withstand the force of the tempests to which they are much exposed. But some ships are so built in compartments that should one part be shattered, the other... | |
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The natives of India build some ships larger than ours, capable of containing 2000 butts, and with five sails and as many masts. The lower part is constructed with triple planks, in order to withstand the force of the tempests to which they are much exposed.... 