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THE
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OF
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This
volume
is
one
of
a
series
that
ceiebrotes
the
history
of
trireme
(o
the
maritime
adventure,
from
the
Greei<
modern
ocean
liner.
The
Cover:
A
far-roving
behemoth
among
modern-day
luxury
yachts
was
William
K.
Vanderbilt
Jr.'s
264-foot,
diesel-powered
Alva,
which
he
used
during
the
1930s
for
pleasure
cruises
and
oceanographic
expeditions
around
the
world.
This
painting
was
done
by
to
portray
William
Belanske,
employed
by
Vanderbilt
marine
specimens
collected
during
the
yacht's
oceanographic
voyages.
The
Title
Page:
A
gilded
figurehead
of
England's
Queen
Charlotte,
holding
scepter
of
sovereignty,
was
carved
in
1824.
six
years
after
her
death,
for
a
British
royal
yacht.
It
the
new
is
a
replica
of
the
figurehead
on Royal
Charlotte,
the
yacht
George
III
sent
to
bring
her
to
England
from
Germany
for
their
marriage
in
1761.
The
Seafarers
THE
LUXURY
YACHTS
by
John
Rousmaniere
AND
THE
EDITORS
OF
TIME-LIFE
BOOKS
TIME-LIFE
BOOKS, ALEXANDRIA,
VIRGINIA
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