Sloop yacht "Mayflower," modelled by Edward Burgess, Boston, Mass : winner of the two races for the "America's cup" against the English cutter "Galatea" at New York, Sept. 7th & 11th, 1886, winning the first or "inside" race by 12 minutes, 2 seconds, and
Depicts the yacht Mayflower sailing in the water with other boats' sails seen in the distance.; "Length over all, 100 feet. Do. on water line, 85 feet. Beam, 23 feet 6 inches. Depth of hold, 8 feet 10 inches. Draught, 9 feet 6 inches. Mast from deck to hounds, 63 feet. Topmast, 46 feet. Bowsprit, outboard, 38 feet. Boom, 80 feet. Gaff, 50 feet."; "Copyright 1886 by Currier & Ives, N.Y."
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