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The rise of the English shipping industry in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Ralph Davis

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The rise of the English shipping industry in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Ralph Davis

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references

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The rise of the English shipping industry in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries

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810328208

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Ralph Davis

Series statement

Research in maritime history,, no. 48, 1188-3928

Table Of Contents

Introduction to the 2012 edition / Lewis R. Fischer and David M. WIlliams -- Series editor's note -- Introduction -- Preface -- 1. The widening of horizons, 1560-1689 -- 2. Consolidation, 1689-1775 -- 3. Ships and shipbuilders in the seventeenth century -- 4. Ships and shipbuilders in the eighteenth century -- 5. The shipowners -- 6. The merchant seamen -- 7. The pay and conditions of merchant seamen -- 8. Shipping management and the role of the master -- 9. Shipping and trade -- 10. The nearby and northern European trades -- 11. The southern European and Mediterranean trades -- 12. The east Indian trade -- 13. The American and west Indian trades -- 14. The government and the shipping industry -- 15. War and the shipping industry -- 16. Four ships and their fortunes -- 17. Was it a profitable business? -- 18. Conclusion -- Appendix A: A note on the shipping statistics, 1686-1788 -- Appendix B: Sources for the history of the shipping industry

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