| The East Indiaman Thomas Coutts | Frontispiece |
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| The East India House | 4 |
| The Hon. East India Co.’s Ship General Goddard with H.M.S. Sceptre and Swallow capturing Dutch East Indiamen off St Helena | 12 |
| The Essex East Indiaman at anchor in Bombay Harbour | 24 |
| The East Indiaman Kent | 42 |
| Dutch East Indiamen | 54 |
| The launch of the Hon. East India Co.’s Ship Edinburgh | 78 |
| India House, the Sale Room | 88 |
| The Hon. East India Co.’s Ship Bridgewater entering Madras Roads | 96 |
| The Halsewell East Indiaman | 104 |
| The Seringapatam East Indiaman | 120 |
| A Barque Free-trader in the London Docks | 130 |
| The Press-Gang at Work | 140 |
| The East Indiaman Swallow | 182 |
| Commodore Sir Nathaniel Dance | 190 |
| Repulse of Admiral Linois by the China Fleet under Commodore Sir Nathaniel Dance | 196 |
| A view of the East India Docks in the early 19th Century | 210 |
| The Thames East Indiaman | 218 |
| The Windham East Indiaman sailing from St Helena | 224 |
| The Jessie and Eliza Jane in Table Bay, 1829 | 236 |
| The Alfred East Indiaman | 242 |
| The East Indiaman Cruiser Panther in Suez Harbour | 250 |
| The East Indiaman Triton, rough sketch of stern | 256 |
| The East Indiaman Earl Balcarres | 262 |
| Deck scene of the East Indiaman Triton | 266 |
| The West Indiaman Thetis | 272 |
| The Kent East Indiaman on fire in the Bay of Biscay | 276 |
| The Cambria brig receiving the last boat-load from the Kent | 282 |
| The Vernon East Indiaman | 294 |
| The Sibella East Indiaman | 306 |
| The East Indiaman Queen | 318 |
| The East Indiaman Malabar, built of wood in 1860 | 330 |
| The Blenheim East Indiaman | 340 |
