01-16-2010, 01:02 PM
No, they weren't. And the dumpy Roman merchant ships I've seen illustrated don't look all that different from Columbus's boats either.
The Discover which brought the English to Jamestown in 1607 (seen on the reverse of the 2000 US quarter) was a 38' open "flyboat." Also not something I'd want to cross the Atlantic in.
The Discover which brought the English to Jamestown in 1607 (seen on the reverse of the 2000 US quarter) was a 38' open "flyboat." Also not something I'd want to cross the Atlantic in.
"Fugit irreparabile tempus" (Irrecoverable time glides away) Virgil
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