LEADER 03137 am 22005893u 450 001 9910140574403321 005 20221206095822.0 010 $a1-282-63379-1 010 $a9786612633799 010 $a90-485-0123-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000028509 035 $a(EBL)542540 035 $a(OCoLC)650591628 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000416240 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12101306 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000416240 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10421328 035 $a(PQKB)10021849 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL542540 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10397496 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL263379 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC542540 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000028509 100 $a20100405d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn#---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDutch ships in tropical waters$b[electronic resource] $ethe development of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) shipping network in Asia 1595-1660 /$fRobert Parthesius 210 $aAmsterdam $cAmsterdam University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (217 pages) $cillustrations, digital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aAmsterdam studies in the Dutch golden age 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-5356-517-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 179-188) and index. 327 $apt. 1. Development of the VOC shipping network in Asia -- pt. 2. The shipping and ships in numbers. 330 $aThe end of the 16th century saw Dutch expansion in Asia, as The Dutch East India Company (the VOC) was fast becoming an Asian power, both political and economic. By 1669, the VOC was the richest private company the world had ever seen. This landmark study looks at perhaps the most important tool in the Company' trading - its ships. In order to reconstruct the complete shipping activities of the VOC, the author created a unique database of the ships' movements, including frigates and other, hitherto ingored, smaller vessels. Parthesius's research into the routes and the types of ships in the service of the VOC proves that it was precisely the wide range of types and sizes of vessels that gave the Company the ability to sail - and continue its profitable trade - the year round. Furthermore, it appears that the VOC commanded at least twice the number of ships than earlier historians have ascertained. Combining the best of maritime and social history, this book will change our understanding of the commercial dynamics of the most successful economic organization of the period. 410 0$aAmsterdam studies in the Dutch golden age. 606 $aShipping 607 $aNetherlands$xCommerce$zAsia$xHistory$y17th century 607 $aAsia$xCommerce$zNetherlands$xHistory$y17th century 615 0$aShipping. 676 $a387.209492 700 $aParthesius$b Robert$0801831 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910140574403321 996 $aDutch Ships in Tropical Waters$91803107 997 $aUNINA