The Rise of an Early Modern Shipping Industry: Whitby's Golden Fleet, 1600-1750

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Provides a huge amount of detail about everyday maritime life in the important port of Whitby, home port of Captain Cook.

The ancient but isolated town of Whitby has made a huge contribution to the maritime history of Britain: Captain Cook learned sailing and navigation here; during the eighteenth century the town was a provider of an exceptionally large number of transport ships in wartime; and in the nineteenth century Whitby became a major...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1843836319

ISBN13:9781843836315

Release Date:May 2011

Publisher:Boydell Press

Length:212 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 9.3" x 6.2"

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The Rise of an Early Modern Shipping Industry: Whitby's Golden Fleet, 1600-1750

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