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100 1 $aParthesius, Robert$4aut
245 10 $aDutch Ships in Tropical Waters
260 $a$bAmsterdam University Press$c2010
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520 $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.
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650 7 $aArchaeology$2bicssc
653 $aarcheologie
653 $ageschiedenis
653 $ascheepvaart
653 $aarcheology
653 $aintra aziatische handel
653 $aeuropese expansie
653 $anederlandse geschiedenis
653 $atransport
653 $a(spice) trade
653 $aazie
653 $avoc
653 $ahistory, geography, and auxiliary disciplines
653 $a(voc) fleet
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