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Autore |
Parthesius Robert |
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Titolo |
Dutch ships in tropical waters [[electronic resource] ] : the development of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) shipping network in Asia 1595-1660 / / Robert Parthesius |
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Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-63379-1 |
9786612633799 |
90-485-0123-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations, digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Amsterdam studies in the Dutch golden age |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Shipping |
Netherlands Commerce Asia History 17th century |
Asia Commerce Netherlands History 17th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-188) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Development of the VOC shipping network in Asia -- pt. 2. The shipping and ships in numbers. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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