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barke


Title Barke
Origtitle Arrival of the English in Virginia
Variants Latin
Source 1590 ECU Harriot/DeBry Copy
Date 1590
Creator Theodore DeBry
Type Engraving
Origin Scan of ECU 1590 Harriot/DeBry Copy
Notes The term "barque", which was standarized in spelling and rigging configuration by the 19th century, referred to a vessel of three masts. The fore and main masts employed square rigging, while the mizzen mast used fore-and-aft rigging. The word was used in a far more general manner during the late 16th century.
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barke

Alternate Spelling Occurrences

barkes / barkes / barks / barkes