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British Privateering Enterprise in the Eighteenth Century - Exeter Maritime Studies
Starkey, Professor David J. (Department of History, University of Hull (United Kingdom))
British Privateering Enterprise in the Eighteenth Century - Exeter Maritime Studies
Starkey, Professor David J. (Department of History, University of Hull (United Kingdom))
An important part of eighteenth-century maritime conflict involved the destruction of enemy commerce and the protection of home trade. Privateering therefore represented a business opportunity to the maritime community, a chance to acquire instant wealth at the enemy’s expense;
344 pages, 8 black & white plates, 25 black & white tables, 2 maps, 1 figures
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | 1990 |
ISBN13 | 9780859893121 |
Publishers | Liverpool University Press |
Pages | 344 |
Dimensions | 237 × 160 × 27 mm · 638 g |