{"product_id":"history-of-merchant-shipping-and-ancient-commerce-paperback-9781108057622","title":"History of Merchant Shipping and Ancient Commerce (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108057622","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHistory of Merchant Shipping and Ancient Commerce\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1874–6, this illustrated four-volume work offers a full and authoritative history of maritime trade.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eW. S. Lindsay (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108057622, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 February 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e724 pages, 46 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 4 cm, 0.91 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe shipowner and politician William Schaw Lindsay (1816–77) combined a wealth of personal experience with a meticulous approach to research. Originally published in 1874–6, this is his authoritative four-volume history of the world of ships and maritime trade. Its coverage ranges from the legend of Noah's Ark, through ancient commerce and the colonising expeditions of the middle ages, to the progress brought about by the introduction of steam to the shipping of Lindsay's own day. Details on construction and performance sit alongside explanations of the customs and superstitions of seamen, complemented by full accounts of many important nautical events. Volume 1 encompasses shipping in the ancient world, the foundation of a royal and commercial navy in England, and tales of the Norman invasion and the Crusades to the Holy Land, ending with Christopher Columbus' voyages of discovery. Evident throughout the work are Lindsay's practical knowledge and enthusiasm for his subject.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroductory\u003cbr\u003e 1. Maritime commerce of antiquity\u003cbr\u003e 2. Earliest caravan trade\u003cbr\u003e 3. Egypt\u003cbr\u003e 4. Route via the Cape to India, discovered by the Phoenicians\u003cbr\u003e 5. Ancient India\u003cbr\u003e 6. Rome\u003cbr\u003e 7. Roman empire\u003cbr\u003e 8. Constantinople, AD 718–1453\u003cbr\u003e 9. Ancient galleys\u003cbr\u003e 10. Britain: its maritime position\u003cbr\u003e 11. The early Scandinavian Vikings settle on the coast of Scotland and elsewhere\u003cbr\u003e 12. Increase of the English fleet, AD 1066\u003cbr\u003e 13. Treaties with Spain and the merchants of Portugal\u003cbr\u003e 14. Early efforts of France to restore the civilization of Europe, Venice\u003cbr\u003e 15. Prohibition to trade with infidels, commercial policy of the Italian republics\u003cbr\u003e 16. Spain and Portugal - importance of their commerce in ancient times and its decline during the middle ages\u003cbr\u003e 17. The state of the West India islands when discovered\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economic history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economic history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economic%20history%20%5BKCZ%5D%22\"\u003eKCZ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005342830872,"sku":"9781108057622","price":49.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108057622i.jpg?v=1696747347","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/history-of-merchant-shipping-and-ancient-commerce-paperback-9781108057622","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}