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Dutch ships in tropical waters [electronic resource] : the development of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) shipping network in Asia 1595-1660 / Robert Parthesius

Author
Parthesius, Robert
Published
[Amsterdam] : Amsterdam University Press, [2010]
Copyright Date
©2010
Physical Description
1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
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Contents
Table of contents; Foreword; 1. Introduction; 2. The database and methodology; 3. The Dutch expansion in Asia up to 1660; 4. Connecting the Asian regions: The trading and shipping network in operation after 1620; 5. The development of the VOC fleet; 6. The shipping and logistics in operation; 7. Knitting all the threads together: the logistics of the network; 8. An analysis of the development of VOC shipping in Asia until 1660; 9. Fleets per region; 10. Conclusions; Notes; References; List of vessels in service during the period 1596-1660; Index.
Summary
An engaging and definitive study of the secrets of the vast commercial success of the Dutch East India Company.
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ISBN
9789048501236 (electronic bk.)
9048501237 (electronic bk.)
9789053565179 (pbk.)
9053565175 (pbk.)
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AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-188) and index.
Technical Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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