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in the manner of the ancient Trojan galleys.* The 
following are the proportions of the dao on which I 
was aboard: 
Length of the keel 
Feet. 
43 
Projection of the poop 
16 
Projection of the prow 
32 
The greatest breadth of the body of the 
vessel - 
21 
Height of the hull 
16 
Height of the mast from the bottom of 
the hold - - - - 
60 
The sail-yard - - - - 
80 
The middle breadth of the cabin 
14 
The length 
14 
The height 
Si 
The ropes of the ship were made of the bark of palm 
trees, and the sail of extremely coarse cotton* 
The daos carry three sails of various sizes, to use 
on different occasions, and two little smack sails; but 
they never make use of more than one at a time. The 
Plate V. represents this division of the ship. 
We had no other cargo than silver coin, which the 
captain received in sealed bags, from the merchants of 
Suez and Cairo, to transmit to their correspondents at 
Djedda. 
I engaged the cabin for myself: my servants, and 
about fifty pilgrims, occupied the hold. The captain 
was from Mokha. The crew consisted of fifteen sailors, 
who were as thin and black as apes. 
We remained at anchor three days, and sailed on 
Friday the 26th, in the evening. 
* See Plate V. 
