Sentences with phrase «trade ships»

They reached some regions by means of trade ships, thus expanding their habitats.

Early telescopes sold like mad to merchants, who used them to spot approaching trade ships in hopes of beating out competitors.

The progeny of these cats may have travelled on trading ships from Boston to Yarmouth, Massachusetts and Halifax, Nova Scotia, two areas which also have a high incidence of polydactyly.

The offspring of these cats are believed to have then traveled on trading ships from Boston to Halifax, which could explain why these areas have higher than normal incidence of polydactyly.

A more popular explanation of the breed name concerns 18th - century trading ships of the British Empire.

The same is true for beans, and after discovery by Columbus, both plants spread all over the world by trade ships.

We visited the Scheepvaartmuseum, or the Netherlands Maritime Museum and went on board the Amsterdam, a replica of a Dutch spice trading ship that was built from 1985 to 1990.

Now, what if Bhut is a Red Fatalii that trade ships brought from its home, Central Africa, to India, hundreds of years ago.

As U.S. trading ships were being loaded with sugarcane at Matanzas Bay, the crews killed time with a bat and ball.

Used to fight vermin on Egyptian trade ships, the cats travelled to large parts of South West Asia, Africa, and Europe.

What archaeologists crave is an equivalent of Ulu Burun, a long - distance trading ship packed with valuable cargo that would reveal how different cultures interacted.

A.D. 830: A storm sends an Indonesian trading ship drastically off course.

The quarter kilometer long Tonquin Beach (named after an early 18th century fur trading ship) is often referred to as Tofino's town beach because it is located within walking distance of downtown Tofino.

This historic town is home to the impressive Maritime Museum, which pays homage to Britain's history as the sovereign of the seas, along with the Cutty Sark, a former trading ship which has been rehoused as a museum.

The world's oldest trading ship was found in these waters although it is now housed in the Shipwreck Museum in Kyrenia.

Other new additions include: new solar winds, additional nebulae, and new trading ships.

The Captain, the lookout and the eight cannoneers can venture out and assault those tasty trade ships or the warships of rivals.

In the 9th century, an Arabian trading ship, or dhow, sailed out from the Middle East to China laden with expensive spices and incense.

In painting, photographs and videos we see it sluicing among islands, washing against shorelines, penetrating interiors, carrying trading ships and battleships, fishing boats and ferries.

Yet despite their massive size, the Triple - E ships are the most environmentally efficient container vessels ever made, releasing 50 % less carbon emissions (CO2) than the average trade ship.

Adorning them with patterns from African Dutch batik fabric, Shonibare has designed his sculptures to evoke the billowing sails of trade ships, conjuring notions of cultural history and national and ethnic identities.

Dutch settlers in South Africa used it as an alternative to expensive black tea whose supply was dependent on trading ships from Europe.

Cox proposes seafaring merchants thrown off course, or refugees fleeing political strife; the latter could explain why women, usually not found on trade ships, were on board.

They were all photographed extensively in order to re-create the look and feel of a 19th century trading ship.

«The natives, however, who had previously been mistreated by the crew of a trading ship, chased Williams and James Harris before beating them to death and eating them.

Unfortuantely, some of the better weapons are locked until you pass a certain point offline and have to wait for the Argosy (the trading ship) to be in port to obtain the new weapons.

«Cocoa Ice» is set in the early 1800s and describes the exchange that occurs when a trading ship from Maine travels to the Caribbean vi...

The dog's journey to Cuba most likely was aboard the trade ships sailing from the island of Tenerife in the early sixteenth century.

It was named after Richard Henry Dana, who first arrived there on a trading ship circa 1835 and was entranced by the romantic cliff - lined area.

The hide houses were named for the Boston trading ships they served.

The native inhabitants of the coast were becoming accustomed to visits from trading ships.

From here, you'll sail the Indian ocean, preying on trade ships, taking down rival pirate captains and avoiding pirate hunters.

If the captain of a trading ship fires cannon on a canoe to prevent the canoeists trading with another boat vying for their trade, that boat's owners can sue the captain: Tarleton v M'Gawley (1793) Peake 270.

Trading ships had to bring the goods with them and solved the problem of trust by physically getting to the same location.