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

• Autore: Bamford Paul W (Paul Walden), <1921->
• Pubblicazione: [Toronto, Ontario] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1956; ©1956
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (253 p.)
• Disciplina: 359.8320944
• Soggetto topico: Timber; Forests and forestry - France
• Soggetto geografico: France History, Naval
• Soggetto genere / forma: Naval history; Electronic books.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Forests and French sea power, 1660-1789
• ISBN: 1-4426-5655-7; 1-4426-3324-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826036403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II