The first edition of this book is dated 1863. The edition used is dated 1883. The publisher was T.Nelson and Sons, Paternoster Row, London, etc. The number of pages is 270.

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Contents

Chapter I.
Treats of Ships in General.

Chapter II.
The Earliest Days of Water-Travelling.

Chapter III.
Rafts and Canoes.

Chapter IV.
Ancient Ships and Navigators.

Chapter V.
The Mariner’s Compass—Portuguese Discoveries.

Chapter VI.
Boats, Model-Boat Making, etcetera.

Chapter VII.
Lifeboats and Lightships.

Chapter VIII.
Docks and Shipbuilding.

Chapter IX.
The Launch, etcetera.

Chapter X.
Coasting Vessels.

Chapter XI.
Vessels of Large Size.

Chapter XII.
Wooden and Iron Walls.

Chapter XIII.
Origins of Steamships—Ocean-Steamers, etcetera.

Chapter XIV.
The “Great Eastern.“

Chapter XV.
Curious Craft of Many Lands.

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