1851: A Clipper Ship Begins a Record-Breaking Voyage
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Definition of Clipper Ship
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In Maritime Logbooks, a Trove of 'Extraordinary' Imagery - The New York Times
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Clipper Ship COMET of New York. In a Hurricane off Bermuda, on her Voyage from New York to San Francisco, Oct. 1852, Nathaniel Currier
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Let us imagine ourselves back among the handsome ships.” - Gallery and Studio
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The Navigating Mastery of 'Flying Cloud's Eleanor Creesy
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Maritime history Historical Digression
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Dare the Wind: The Record-breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud: Fern, Tracey, McCully, Emily Arnold: 9780374316990: : Books
Rigged Model, Extreme Gold Rush Clipper Challenge
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19th century sailing ship new york hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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The Marco Polo
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The Diverse Whaling Crews of Melville's Era - JSTOR Daily
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Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Fighting Temeraire, NG524