Anchored boat and boat-driving mechanisms
A rigged boat, elongated cranked drums and winches, with a note on a horse to drive them
The sheet groups a rigged boat with a curved hull at the left, several elongated mechanical assemblies of cranked cylinders, winches and drums, and at the lower right a large drum turned by a crank beside a small wheel. A note beside the anchored boat directs that the horse be made to walk twice as fast as the boats, implying an animal-driven propulsion or towing arrangement. A central detail is singled out with a label, and a short prose fragment begins at the left edge.
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Anchored boat driven from a horse's pace
Beside the rigged boat a note directs that the horse be made to walk twice as much as the boats, indicating a geared drive in which an animal's slower step is multiplied to move the craft. The elongated cranked drums and winches on the sheet appear to belong to this driving gear.
Central mechanical detail labelled 'Torta'
A small component near the centre of the sheet is singled out and labelled, marking a twisted or coiled detail of the mechanism.
Prose fragment at the left
A short line of prose begins at the left edge, opening 'Tell me if ever there were...' before breaking off.