Author: Walter MacarthurPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Sea Routes of Commerce
Author: Walter MacarthurPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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The Great Trade Routes
Author: Philip ParkerPublisher: Protico
ISBN: 9781844861415
Category : Commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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For centuries trade has been vital to the growth and prosperity of societies. The ancient world saw the expansion of Western Asian, Mediterranean and Polynesian civilizations as transport networks for trade were established. These routes were instrumental in founding urban centres and trading ports that became ethnically and culturally diverse hubs of commerce and learning. Later, imperial expansion reached far-flung corners of the world, bringing all manner of goods to a mass populace. The Great Trade Routes examines the principal trade networks throughout history. Encompassing coastal and trans-oceanic maritime trade, inland waterway traffic, and overland trade, it traces the steps of the pioneering explorers and merchants who pushed into remote regions across the globe. Filled with fascinating historical detail, exotic locales, and a wealth of illustrations, this book analyzes the importance of trade to commercial and cultural exchange, focusing on great routes such as the Silk Road, the Grand Trunk, Via Maris, Hanseatic and Mediterranean sea-routes, tea and grain races and passages to the New World. From cargoes of semi-precious stones and metals to textiles, foodstuffs and luxury goods such as furs, silk and spices, this fascinating work examines the routes that were established to transport an astounding variety of lucrative goods, giving an expansive overview from the pre-classical period to the modern post-industrial age.
Essential United States Foreign Trade Routes
Author: United States. Maritime AdministrationPublisher:
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Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 90
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Highways of Commerce
Author: United States. Bureau of Foreign CommercePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Trade routes
Languages : en
Pages : 1042
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The Organization of Ocean Commerce (Classic Reprint)
Author: J. Russell SmithPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780266230014
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Excerpt from The Organization of Ocean Commerce If the world's trade were divided into two classes, on the basis of distance, it would be found that land traffic was pre eminently the Short-distance trade and that the ocean was the route used mainly by the long-distance trade. Owing to the ease of water transportation, men seek out the ocean routes for freight whenever possible, and, as from any sea all seas may be reached, the average length of water routes is several times as great as the land routes. The ocean carrying trade is chiefly international trade, of which it comprises the most important part. The ocean is the great international highway, and, in the sense of owner ship, the only international highway. Many land routes carry commodities that cross international boundaries, but the routes, like all the valuable land in the world, are within the jurisdiction of some particular country, and, further, are the property of particular persons or groups of persons. The ocean is more international because it is the property of all, and open and free to all. No nation claims more than three miles from its coast and beyond that any man from any nation may sail his Ship where he will over the common ocean, which covers three-fourths of the surface of the globe and washes the shores of all important countries. Besides being large and free the ocean furnishes the cheapest of all forms of transportation, and with these advantages it is natural that maritime commerce should be by far the greater element in international exchanges, as well as a very important part of many domestic trades. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Trade Routes and Shipping Services in Relation to Commerce of the United States ...
Author: United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet CorporationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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Trade-routes and Commerce of the Roman Empire
Author: Martin Percival CharlesworthPublisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category : Commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 358
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Trade Routes and Shipping Services in Relation to Commerce of the United States ...
Author: United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet CorporationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Trade Routes and Shipping Services in Relation to Commerce of the United States ...
Author: United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet CorporationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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Trade-routes and Commerce of the Roman Empire
Author: Martin Percival CharlesworthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 318
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