Paddle boat and a ring of short guns on a lance
A man-powered paddle boat, and long boarding lances tipped with short guns fired by a cord run to the hand
The lightly drawn sheet shows two naval ideas. At the right a man sits in a small paddle boat, the drawing captioned simply as a boat with paddles. At the left an upright pole ends in a burst of short arms, illustrating a boarding weapon: long lances set within the gunwales of ships and tipped with short guns, fired by a small cord that runs down the shaft to the hand. Much of the page is faint and further faded writing is present.
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Paddle boat
A small boat driven by paddles, sketched at the right with a figure seated at the oars or paddle gear. The block records only its name.
Boarding lances tipped with short guns
Quite long lances are to be presented within the gunwales of ships, tipped with short guns. Fire is given by a small cord that runs along the shaft all the way to the hand. The upright pole with a starburst head illustrates the fitting.