Posted by Adam Quinan on February 21, 2010 at 21:31:58 user Adam.
In Reply to: Picts and the Martyrs posted by John Lambert on February 21, 2010 at 20:55:47:
I can't recall whether it was in Christina Hardyment's "Captain Flint's Trunk" or one of the other books which explained this. Apparently it is a picture that Ransome drew for P&M showing the first launching of Scarab but for some reason it was never used in the books.
The dark haired girl is Dorothea and Dick is standing beside Nancy and Peggy and a boatbuilder are on the right.
I have no idea why they put the coach horns upside down.