History of Merchant Shipping and Ancient Commerce: Volume 1 - Brossura

Lindsay, W. S.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1108057624 ISBN 13: 9781108057622

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Riassunto

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. Volume 1 encompasses shipping in the ancient world, the foundation of a royal and commercial navy in England, and tales of the Norman invasion and the Crusades to the Holy Land, ending with Christopher Columbus' voyages of discovery. Evident throughout the work are Lindsay's practical knowledge and enthusiasm for his subject.

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The shipowner and politician William Schaw Lindsay (1816–77) combined a wealth of personal experience and practical knowledge with a meticulous approach to research. Originally published in four illustrated volumes in 1874–6, this is a full and authoritative history of the world of ships and maritime trade.

Contenuti

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.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1108057624
• ISBN 13: 9781108057622
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 724