Chinese merchant ships were known as "junks" (derived from the Malay-Javanese word "jung").
Their sophisticated design included a rudder, mounted on its stern for steering and navigation, seen here on the back
of the ship. This enabled merchants to navigate through rivers and canals more easily.
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Notes:
Description of ship written in 1935.
Notes (historical):
Ships Through the Ages, originally four murals painted by Frederic Leonard King between 1934 and 1935, was commissioned as part of the Public Works of Art Project for the Jeffries Point Branch of the Boston Public Library. In 1956, the Jeffries Point Branch closed, and the murals were divided into smaller paintings and relocated to the East Boston Branch Library where they are currently on display; however, several sections of the murals are missing.
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