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They contracted with White Star to provide the ships and man them with British officers and Chinese crews.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis sixteen-page brochure is packed with ship descriptions and plans, travelogue across three continents, railway schedules, rates, a global route map, and passenger info.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeck plans of four ships are shown - DORIC (1883), COPTIC (1881), BELGIC (1885), and GAELIC (1885). O\u0026amp;O described the quartet as having \"a graceful, yacht-like hull ... rigged with four masts, two of which are crossed with yards, and in event of accident to the machinery have sail power sufficiently great to enable them to reach port under their own canvas.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe public rooms are lauded as \"beautifully decorated ... the panels have the appearance of embossed leather, and the relievos (reliefs) are delicately colored so as to give a pleasing impression. 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They contracted with White Star to provide the ships and man them with British officers and Chinese crews.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis sixteen-page brochure is packed with ship descriptions and plans, travelogue across three continents, railway schedules, rates, a global route map, and passenger info.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeck plans of four ships are shown - DORIC (1883), COPTIC (1881), BELGIC (1885), and GAELIC (1885). O\u0026amp;O described the quartet as having \"a graceful, yacht-like hull ... rigged with four masts, two of which are crossed with yards, and in event of accident to the machinery have sail power sufficiently great to enable them to reach port under their own canvas.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe public rooms are lauded as \"beautifully decorated ... the panels have the appearance of embossed leather, and the relievos (reliefs) are delicately colored so as to give a pleasing impression. 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