Laird, J. W.
J. W. Laird (fl. c. 1841 - 1849) was a British printer and publisher based in London. The firm's works often dealt with military and naval themes, as well as hunting and horseracing, in other words pastimes of the aristocracy. A London company by the same name manufactured firearms around the same time, though it is unclear if it was the same J. W. Laird.
'Whosoever commands the sea commands the trade; whosoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world.' -Raleigh
This Genealogical Tree of British Naval Victors Is Humbly Dedicated to His Most Gracious Majesty, William the Fourth...
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This is Henry Innes' aquatint 'genealogical tree' of British naval commanders, engraved by James Egan and published by J. W. Laird in 1841. The tree charts the growth and professionalization of the Royal Navy, along with the many victories by which it established itself as the preeminent power upon the world's seas. (more details)