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The East India Company´s Maritime Service, 1746-1834: Masters of the Eastern Seas
Jean Sutton
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Description for The East India Company´s Maritime Service, 1746-1834: Masters of the Eastern Seas
Hardback. Describes the voyages of East India Company's ships to India and China in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, discussing the nature of trade and the involvement of the Company's ships in maritime warfare. Series: Worlds of the East India Company. Num Pages: 324 pages, 24, 14 black and white, 10 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
Describes the voyages of East India Company's ships to India and China in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, discussing the nature of trade and the involvement of the Company's ships in maritime warfare. Awarded the prestigious Anderson Medal by the Society for Nautical Research for the best volume published on an aspect of maritime history for 2010. This book covers every aspect of the East India Company's trade duringthe final century of its commercial life as the focus moves steadily eastwards, driven by Britain's unquenchable thirst for China tea. The whole spectrum of the trade, ... Read more
Describes the voyages of East India Company's ships to India and China in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, discussing the nature of trade and the involvement of the Company's ships in maritime warfare. Awarded the prestigious Anderson Medal by the Society for Nautical Research for the best volume published on an aspect of maritime history for 2010. This book covers every aspect of the East India Company's trade duringthe final century of its commercial life as the focus moves steadily eastwards, driven by Britain's unquenchable thirst for China tea. The whole spectrum of the trade, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
Series
Worlds of the East India Company
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843835837
SKU
V9781843835837
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Ref
99-50
Reviews for The East India Company´s Maritime Service, 1746-1834: Masters of the Eastern Seas
A brilliant record of a very exciting period of European and Asian history.
AUSMARINE
Densely packed with information, the narrative is always clear and readable. [...] As well as providing for the general reader a fascinating account of life on board the East India Company's ships, this book makes a valuable contribution to business history.
BUSINESS HISTORY ... Read more
AUSMARINE
Densely packed with information, the narrative is always clear and readable. [...] As well as providing for the general reader a fascinating account of life on board the East India Company's ships, this book makes a valuable contribution to business history.
BUSINESS HISTORY ... Read more