Dutch Ships in Tropical Waters

Dutch Ships in Tropical Waters

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Parthesius Robert
Amsterdam University Press
EAN: 9789053565179
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The end of the 16th century saw Dutch expansion in Asia, as The Dutch East India Company (the VOC) was fast becoming an Asian power, both political and economic. By 1669, the VOC was the richest private company the world had ever seen. This landmark study looks at perhaps the most important tool in the Company’ trading - its ships. In order to reconstruct the complete shipping activities of the VOC, the author created a unique database of the ships' movements, including frigates and other, hitherto ingored, smaller vessels. Parthesius’s research into the routes and the types of ships in the service of the VOC proves that it was precisely the wide range of types and sizes of vessels that gave the Company the ability to sail – and continue its profitable trade - the year round. Furthermore, it appears that the VOC commanded at least twice the number of ships than earlier historians have ascertained. Combining the best of maritime and social history, this book will change our understanding of the commercial dynamics of the most successful economic organization of the period.
EAN 9789053565179
ISBN 9053565175
Typ produktu Mäkká väzba
Vydavateľ Amsterdam University Press
Dátum vydania 11. februára 2010
Stránky 217
Jazyk English
Rozmery 297 x 210
Krajina Netherlands
Čitatelia Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Autori Parthesius Robert
Séria Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age