Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping [1890]
Committee of Register Everything there is to know about the maritime world of 1890 in a single, huge, two-volume edition.
Extractive summary (three most statistically significant sentences):
This Book contains the Names, Classes, and detailed information concerning the Vessels classed by Lloyd's Register and the late Underwriters' Registry for Iron Vessels, and in addition the Names, Dimensions, and other particulars of all Vessels of 100 tons and upwards regis...