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Summary:

Launched in 1609 as the greatest English merchant vessel of its era, the Trades Increase and nearly all who sailed it perished three years later on the far side of the world. This is the engrossing account of the ship's tragic expedition and global capitalism at its hour of emergence.

Table of Contents:

• Cover
• The Loss of the Trades Increase
• Title
• Copyright
• CONTENTS
• A Note on the Title
• Abbreviations of Major Primary Sources
• Introduction. The Charter Generation of the London East India Company
• Chapter 1. The Construction and Launch of the Trades Increase, 1609
• Chapter 2. From England to Arabia Felix
• Chapter 3. Captivity in Yemen
• Chapter 4. To India and Back Again
• Chapter 5. Corporate Strife in the Red Sea
• Chapter 6. The Final Transit
• Chapter 7. Catastrophe in Bantam
• Chapter 8. Controversy over the East Indian Trade, 1615
• Notes
• Bibliography

Author/Creator:

Barbour, Richmond (Richmond Tyler) , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The loss of the Trades Increase: an early modern maritime catastrophe [by Barbour, R.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: The Loss of the Trades Increase [by Barbour, R.] (Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press,c2021 — ISBN 9780812252774)

Related Series:

Haney Foundation series

Subjects:

East India Company — History — 17th century

Trades Increase (Ship)

Great Britain — Commerce — Asia — History — 17th century

General Notes:

Index -- Acknowledgments.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 04, 2021).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

HF486.E6 B376 2021eb

ISBNs:

9780812297744 (electronic book)
0812297741 (electronic book)

OCLC Numbers:

1237399389

Other Control Numbers:

2651650 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp17009738