The ship, its origin and progress; being a general history from its first invention to the latest improvements; forming a complete account of the naval events of the ancients, the middle ages, and the modern epochs, to the close of 1848; including the state of the navies of all nations, episodes, and lines of shipping; discoveries, colonization, and commerce; with an appendix, containing a concise description of every kind of vessel. Illustrated with twenty-four plates, representing the ships of all kinds and times, and ten of coloured flags; also, five large diagrams of naval battles, and numerous wood engravings.