History of Merchant Shipping and Ancient Commerce 4 Volume Set
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-05766-0 (ISBN)
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The shipowner and politician William Schaw Lindsay (1816–77) combined a wealth of personal experience with a meticulous approach to research. Originally published in 1874–6, this is his authoritative four-volume history of the world of ships and maritime trade. Its coverage ranges from the legend of Noah's Ark, through ancient commerce and the colonising expeditions of the middle ages, to the progress brought about by the introduction of steam to the shipping of Lindsay's own day. Details on construction and performance sit alongside explanations of the customs and superstitions of seamen, complemented by full accounts of many important nautical events. The volumes encompass shipping in the ancient world, the foundation of a royal and commercial navy in England, Christopher Columbus's voyages of discovery, Vasco da Gama's expeditions, the Spanish Armada, Cromwell's Navigation Acts, and the rise of steam propulsion. Evident throughout the work are Lindsay's practical knowledge and enthusiasm for his subject.
Volume 1: Introductory; 1. Maritime commerce of antiquity; 2. Earliest caravan trade; 3. Egypt; 4. Route via the Cape to India, discovered by the Phoenicians; 5. Ancient India; 6. Rome; 7. Roman empire; 8. Constantinople, AD 718–1453; 9. Ancient galleys; 10. Britain: its maritime position; 11. The early Scandinavian Vikings settle on the coast of Scotland and elsewhere; 12. Increase of the English fleet, AD 1066; 13. Treaties with Spain and the merchants of Portugal; 14. Early efforts of France to restore the civilization of Europe, Venice; 15. Prohibition to trade with infidels, commercial policy of the Italian republics; 16. Spain and Portugal - importance of their commerce in ancient times and its decline during the middle ages; 17. The state of the West India islands when discovered; Appendices; Index. Volume 2: 1. Dom John of Portugal prosecutes his researches for India; 2. Progress of maritime discovery - Henry VII; 3. Henry VIII resolves to establish a permanent Royal Navy; 4. Certainty of war with Spain; 5. English Navigation Laws; 6. English voyages of discovery 1690–1779; 7. Great Britain, AD 1792, war with France, 1793; 8. Mr Fox tries to make peace with France, 1806; 9. Effect of the Orders in Council on American trade, AD 1810; 10. United States of America; 11. A special mission sent to England; 12. Earliest formation of wet docks and bonded warehouses; 13. East India Company; 14. Progress of shipping; Appendices; Index. Volume 3: 1. Progress of the United States of America; 2. Necessity of proper education for merchant seamen; 3. High estimate abroad of English Navigation Laws; 4. Lord John Russell's first steps as Prime Minister: the equalization of the Sugar Duties; 5. Progress of the changes in the Navigation Laws; 6. Witnesses examined by Mr Ricardo's committee; 7. New Parliament, November 18, 1847; 8. Motion of Mr Herries, 1848; 9. The debate, March 1849; 10. Debate in the Lords, May 7, 1849, on second reading; 11. Despondency of many shipowners after the repeal of the Navigation Laws; 12. Parliamentary inquiry, 1854–5, on passenger ships; 13. Scarcity of shipping at the commencement of the Crimean War; 14. Further returns of the Board of Trade, and address of the Shipowners' Society to the electors, 13th April, 1859; 15. First Navigation Law in France, AD 1560; 16. Recent legislation relating to the loss of life and property at sea in British vessels; 17. Loose statements with regard to the loss of life at sea; Appendices; Index. Volume 4: 1. Earliest modes of propulsion; 2. Progress of steam navigation in Europe; 3. Steam-ships of the United States; 4. Struggle between Great Britain and United States for the Atlantic carrying trade; 5. Dangers of Atlantic navigation; 6. Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steamship Company; 7. Royal West India Mail Steam Packet Company, 1841; 8. Pacific Steam Navigation Company; 9. Steam to India and overland routes; 10. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company; 11. Changes produced by the opening of the Suez Canal; 12. First application of steam-vessels on the rivers and coasts of India, 1825; 13. Eastern Steam Navigation Company; 14. Commencement of launch of the Great Eastern, November 3rd, 1857; 15. River and coast trade of Great Britain; Appendices; Index.
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 282 x 213 mm |
| Gewicht | 3421 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte |
| Technik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-05766-7 / 1108057667 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-05766-0 / 9781108057660 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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