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The Hanseatics in Southern Europe: Structure and Payment of German Long-Distance Shipping, 1630–1700n economic development and the role of sea-borne trade, both of which gained pace strongly from the 1960s onwards.. One of the problems this has caused will be addressed in this chapter. The intimate connection of the ‘northern invasion’ of the Mediterranean with Dutch and English shipping generates

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Mobility, Migration and Human Capital in the Long Eighteenth Century: The Life of Joseph Anton Ponsalater, in 1798, Ponsaing’s ship, the ., was captured off the coast of Portugal and taken first to Lisbon and later to Portsmouth early in 1799. He was interrogated by the English authorities in both cities. The private merchant ship on which he served as captain took him to Canton (present-day Guang

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Dividing the Spoils: Research into the Paybook and Other Documents relating to the Privateering Voyaery success has rendered the voyage a treasure trove for historians of almost equal value to the silver, silks and jewellery brought back in the captured ‘Acapulco ship’, for disputes among the crew and owners were taken up in the Court of Chancery and the boxes of evidence supplied to the chancery

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Portuguese Seafarers: Informal Agents of Empire-Buildinguropean power to promote regular maritime routes which allowed global exchanges. The idea that this was a process driven by the state is still commonplace, yet the Portuguese crown lacked the financial sustainability and the institutional, bureaucratic and administrative apparatus to effectively con

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Deserters, Mutineers and Criminals: British Sailors and Problems of Port Jurisdiction in Genoa and Lolved in maritime patrols. Many sailors moved between the two Italian ports without leaving any significant trace in the documentary records. Evidence for their existence is restricted to the mention of their names and roles within the crew or in documents issued by their captain at the port. Althou

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Chinese Seamen in London and St Helena in the Early Nineteenth Centurytually sailing to every region of Asia. Until the nineteenth century, ocean-going voyages were full of dangers. Scurvy, pirates and severe weather, amongst other perils, greatly increased the mortality of ship crews on their voyage, and under these conditions it became essential to get a supply of l