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  Herreshoff Schooner Eleonora (Classic Charter Yacht)
Eleonora is the new Nathanael Greene Herreshoff schooner, modeled on his very successful design of 1909, the schooner Westward.
Eleonora regularly participates in regattas, in the Caribbean this includes the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta where she won several prizes in 2003, including being "Overall Winner of the Concours d'Elégance" and winning the "Tropical Studios Trophy" for the most photogenic yacht...
Eleonora is currently cruising in the Western Mediterranean.
www.schooner-eleonora.com   (279 words)

  
  Eleonora. Poe, Edgar Allan. 1917. Eleonora, The Fall of the House of Usher & The Purloined Letter. Vol. X, Part 3. ...
Eleonora, The Fall of the House of Usher and The Purloined Letter.
It was one evening at the close of the third lustrum of her life, and of the fourth of my own, that we sat locked in each other’s embrace, beneath the serpent-like trees, and looked down within the waters of the River of Silence at our images therein.
The loveliness of Eleonora was that of the Seraphim; but she was a maiden artless and innocent as the brief life she had led among the flowers.
www.bartleby.com /310/3/1.html   (1541 words)

  
 Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ulrika Eleonora (January 23, 1688 – November 24, 1741) was Queen regnant of Sweden from November 30, 1718, to February 29, 1720, and then Queen consort until her death.
The youngest child of King Charles XI and Queen Ulrike Eleonora, she was named after her mother.
The reigns of Ulrika Eleonora and her husband saw the birth of the era of Swedish history that is traditionally called the Age of Liberty, where the monarch had to give up most of his power to the aristocracy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ulrika_Eleonora_of_Sweden   (229 words)

  
 Eleonora's Falcon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae) is a medium-sized falcon.
The Eleonora's Falcon is an elegant bird of prey, 36-42 cm long with an 87-104 cm wingspan.
Walter, Hartmut, 1979 "Eleonora's Falcon : Adaptations to Prey and Habitat in a Social Raptor (Wildlife Behavior and Ecology series)".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eleonora's_Falcon   (379 words)

  
 Eleonora of Toledo with her son Giovanni de' Medici by BRONZINO, Agnolo
Daughter of viceroy of Naples Don Pedro di Toledo, Eleonora married Cosimo I de' Medici in 1539 and died in 1562.
In this picture, datable around 1545, she is portrayed with one of their eight sons, the young John, born in 1543 and died, as his mother of malaria, in 1562.
The intense blue of the background and the stateliness of the figure enhance the preciousness of Eleonora's dress (for long time, erroneously believed her sepulture cloth), while her aristocratic beauty betrays a sense of melancholy.
gallery.euroweb.hu /html/b/bronzino/1/eleonora.html   (212 words)

  
 Birds » Parrots » Cockatoo - Eleonora Main Page
The Eleonora Cockatoo is a striking bird that is quite popular in the pet trade, though they are one of the more expensive parrots, making them less common than their popularity might suggest.
The Eleonora Cockatoo is one of four subspecies of Sulphur Crested Cockatoo.
The Eleonora Cockatoo is native to Indonesia and the Aru Islands.
www.centralpets.com /animals/birds/parrots/prt838.html   (792 words)

  
 Endangered species: Eleonora's falcon
Eleonora's Falcon is a medium sized falcon with characteristic long wings and tail and very skillful flight.
Eleonora's Falcons winter mainly in Madagascar, returning at April and May. They nest in islets all over the Mediterranean, with an isolated population in the Canaries.
Eleonora's Falcon seems to be the most numerous bird of prey of Greece and it may sound strange that its protection is of great importance.
www.ornithologiki.gr /en/oiwnos/i7/eneleon.htm   (679 words)

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