10 ALLAN HANCOCK PACIFIC EXPEDITIONS VOL.1 



PLATE 1 

 Fig. 1 Capt. Hancock and his younger brother exploring one of the 



larger pools of Rancho La Brea in his first boat, a punt built 



about 1890. 

 Fig. 2 The Cricket, a 54-foot boat. 



PLATE 2 

 Fig. 3 Velero I, a 99-foot cruiser, after her lengthening by the inser- 

 tion of a 21-foot section amidships. 

 Fig. 4 The Velero II, a 125-foot cruiser. 



PLATE 3 



Fig. 5 S. S. Oaxaca, operated by Capt. Hancock between San Pedro 

 and Mazatlan, Mexico, and used by him on Galapagos and 

 Alaskan cruises prior to the advent of the Velero III. 



Fig. 6 Capt. Hancock on the bridge of the motor cruiser Velero III. 



PLATE 4 

 Fig. 7 Velero III of Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions, 1931-42, 

 approximately 195-foot cruiser. 



