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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797240603321

Autore

Bamford Paul W (Paul Walden), <1921->

Titolo

Forests and French sea power, 1660-1789 / / Paul Walden Bamford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Toronto, Ontario] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1956

©1956

ISBN

1-4426-5655-7

1-4426-3324-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Collana

Heritage

Disciplina

359.8320944

Soggetti

Timber

Forests and forestry - France

Naval history

Electronic books.

France History, Naval

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- I: Dynastic Policy and French Maritime Power -- II: Masts, Ship Timber, and French Forest Law -- III: Timber Cuts and Contracts -- IV: Transport of Naval Timber and Masts -- V: Forest Depletion -- VI: Domestic Timber Shortage and the Navy -- VII: The Quest for Domestic and Colonial Masts and Spars -- VIII: The Northern Market in Naval Stores -- IX: Merchant Shipping and the Timber Problem -- X: Black Sea and North American Markets after 1776 -- XI: Conclusions -- Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

Sommario/riassunto

Mr. Bamford has provided the first monograph in the English language on€discovering what forest resources were available to the French navy during the€ ancien regime €and what use it was able to make of them€in the English language.