Velde, Willem Van der, 5, 229, 285, 287, 289 Velleius Paterculus, 102 Veneti, ships of the, 90, 93, 105, 106 Venetian warship (thirteenth century), 142 Venetians, English ships purchased from, 190 Venice, St. Mark’s, mosaics in, 130, 144 Venice, ships of, 153, 170 Victoria and Albert Museum. _See_ South Kensington Museum Victoria, Queen, 260 Viking ships, 10, 13, 14, 90, 110; arrangements of, 122, 125, 127; sails, 122-124; steering, 156; navigation, 126; the Phœnicians and, 92; connection between and the Mediterranean galleys, 91; discovery of remains of ships, 115-122 Vikings, the, influence of on ships, 156, 285; harass England and France, 130; burial in ship-shape graves, 113-115 Virginia, 246 Voss, Captain J. C., 302 Vroom, Hendrik C., pictures by, 207, 220 Wanhill, Thomas, of Poole, 324, 326 War-galleys, Greek, 60 Warships and warfare, Norse, 124-125 Watson, Mr. G. L., 328 Waymouth, Mr., 271 West Countrymen, _temp._ Elizabeth, 202 West Indiaman, 259 West Indies, 214, 258, 259 Whale-boats, 14 Whitby, 303 White Brothers, Messrs., 331 White Ensign, the, 254, 255 White, Mr. H. W., 331 Whitstable, 290 William the Conqueror, 17, 134 Willoughby, Sir Hugh, 191 Wilton, Earl of, 324 Winchelsea, seal of, 149 Winches, 179 Winchester Cathedral, font, 129, 136 Wool trade, Flemish, 154 Woolwich, 227, 246, 250, 321 Wyllie, Mr. W. L., R.A., 5 Wynter, Sir William, 201 Xerxes, 48, 56 Yacht, first, in England, 289; modification of yacht design, 328; sterns of Dutch yachts, 243; the word “yacht,” 320 Yachting, 244, 321 _et seq._; international yachting rules, 332 Yarborough, Earl of, 323 Yards, 181 Yarmouth, 129, 304, 307, 315 Yonkers, 225 York Museum, ancient boat in, 100 Yorkshire cobble, 60 Zarebas, 22 Zuyder Zee, 282 PLANS [Illustration: PLAN 1. THE _GJOA_: SAIL AND RIGGING PLAN.] [Illustration: PLAN 2. THE _GJOA_: LONGITUDINAL SECTION.] [Illustration: PLAN 3. THE _GJOA_: DECK PLAN.] [Illustration: PLAN 4. THE _ROYAL SOVEREIGN_, GEORGE III’S YACHT.] [Illustration: PLAN 5. SCHOONER _ELIZABETH_: SAIL PLAN.] [Illustration: PLAN 6. SCHOONER _ELIZABETH_: DECK PLAN.] [Illustration: PLAN 7. SCHOONER _ELIZABETH_: LONGITUDINAL SECTION.] [Illustration: PLAN 8. SCHOONER _PAMPAS_: SAIL AND RIGGING PLAN.] [Illustration: PLAN 9. SCHOONER _PAMPAS_: LONGITUDINAL AND HORIZONTAL SECTIONS.] FOOTNOTES: [1] “Gizeh and Rifeh,” by W. M. Flinders Petrie, London, 1907. (Double volume.) [2] “A Guide to the Third and Fourth Egyptian Rooms, British Museum,” London, 1904. [3] “The Jesup North Pacific Expedition,” vol. vi. part ii., “The Koryak”; see pp. 534-538. By W. Jochelson, New York, 1908. [4] See “The Egypt Exploration Fund: Archæological Report, 1906-1907.” [5] “The Tomb of Hatshopsitu,” p. 30, by Edouard Naville, London, 1906.