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Dutch ships in tropical waters : the development of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) shipping network in Asia 1595-1660

By Robert , Parthesius

Book information

Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9053565175, 978-90-5356-517-9, 978-90-4850-123-6, 9048501237
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15409982 bytes)
Series
Amsterdam studies in the Dutch golden age
Pages
217\218
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie -- History -

Description

During the closing years of the sixteenth century, the Dutch East India Company fast became a political and economic force in Asia, en route to becoming the leading private company in the world by 1660. This definitive volume explores perhaps the most important tool in the company’s trade: its ships. Robert Parthesius here reconstructs the complete shipping activities of the Company through a unique database that charts the movements of even previously ignored smaller vessels. Demonstrating that the wide range of types and sizes of vessels were indeed what gave the Company the ability to sail—and to continue its profitable trade—year after year, Dutch Ships in Tropical Waters combines the best of maritime history and archaeological research in order to change our understanding of the logistical dynamics behind one of the most important and successful businesses of this period.

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