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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Steinitz, Francis (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Wm. H. Allen and Co., 1849.
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Description
Item Description:On frontispiece: Researches on inventions, their origin & history. Part I.
Physical Description:xi, 641, xxxvi pages, 24 leaves of plates : illustrations (including color frontispiece), diagrams ; 28 cm
Bibliography:"List of works cited, quoted, or translated from": 1 page following page xi.