Merchant Organization and Maritime Trade in the North Atlantic, 1660-1815

Download or read book Merchant Organization and Maritime Trade in the North Atlantic, 1660-1815 written by Olaf Uwe Janzen and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-18 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the challenges faced by maritime merchants operating in the North Atlantic in the early modern period, and examines the opportunities, aspirations, and methods utilised in the pursuit of profitable trade. The book collects nine essays and a reflective conclusion, which cumulatively explore the major themes of trade within empires; growth of trade; new initiatives within trade empires; government initiatives in relation to maritime mercantile trade; merchant migration; and changes in international trade. The book attempts to provide scholarly insight and perspectives into early modern economic life, through the maritime mercantile activities of various European and North American nations.