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![[Tottanbae, or small sailing ship with two masts and two large, upright sails]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDIvMDEvMDEvdG90dGFuYmFlLW9yLXNtYWxsLXNhaWxpbmctc2hpcC13aXRoLXR3by1tYXN0cy1hbmQtdHdvLWxhcmdlLXVwcmlnaHQtc2FpbHMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/391/jpg "[Tottanbae, or small sailing ship with two masts and two large, upright sails]")
![[Small sailboat and rowboats] - Public domain drawing](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTQvc21hbGwtc2FpbGJvYXQtYW5kLXJvd2JvYXRzLTIzYzhiNS02NDAuanBn/40/64/webp "[Small sailboat and rowboats] - Public domain drawing")
![[Five broadside views of steamships and a sailboat]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTAvZml2ZS1icm9hZHNpZGUtdmlld3Mtb2Ytc3RlYW1zaGlwcy1hbmQtYS1zYWlsYm9hdC1iMDljNGYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/25/webp "[Five broadside views of steamships and a sailboat]")
![[Buildings and large tree on the waterfront, with two boats anchored offshore]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MzAvMDEvMDEvYnVpbGRpbmdzLWFuZC1sYXJnZS10cmVlLW9uLXRoZS13YXRlcmZyb250LXdpdGgtdHdvLWJvYXRzLWFuY2hvcmVkLW9mZnNob3JlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/55/webp "[Buildings and large tree on the waterfront, with two boats anchored offshore]")
![[Two sailing ships] - Public domain drawing](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvdHdvLXNhaWxpbmctc2hpcHMtMDhhN2Q2LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[Two sailing ships] - Public domain drawing")
![[Sailors and a cannon on deck of a gunboat]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDgvMjkvc2FpbG9ycy1hbmQtYS1jYW5ub24tb24tZGVjay1vZi1hLWd1bmJvYXQtNTg1OGY5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/39/webp "[Sailors and a cannon on deck of a gunboat]")
![[Two men on board ship, one man holding two chairs]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODUvMDEvMDEvdHdvLW1lbi1vbi1ib2FyZC1zaGlwLW9uZS1tYW4taG9sZGluZy10d28tY2hhaXJzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/52/webp "[Two men on board ship, one man holding two chairs]")
