This superb large-format book contains a remarkable amount of research. As the blurb states, “In the sixteenth century tiny ships were trading to the Mediterranean and Cornwall. More than 200 ships of that era have been identified and listed. There were smugglers and revenue cutters active throughout the eighteenth century. Then in the nineteenth century came a golden age of sail with busy shipyards and emigrant ships departing for the New World from Padstow. The hardships and tragic shipwrecks are here, with individual histories of over 900 sailing ships, which are given complete with ownership and family connections.” An inserted Supplement is also included.

Published by Tabb House.

260 pages, illustrations (some coloured).

ISBN 1 873951 03 5