- Publisher: British Library
- Year: 2024
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 288pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 284x226mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 1.6kg
- ISBN: 9780712355957
- Product code: 542806
The Spice Ports
Mapping the Origins of Global Sea Trade
Nicholas Nugent New Hardback Illustrated
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Focusing on the ports that played a key part in the oriental spice trade, this well-illustrated volume presents a history of each one. From the early Venetian prowess in shipbuilding – borne of a necessity to bring supplies to the island but developing into the basis for a maritime empire – to the strategic importance of Singapore for the East India Company, it builds a broad picture of global exchange and its impact.
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We may think of 'globalism' as a recent development, but its origins date back to century and beyond, when courageous seafarers pioneered routes across the oceans with the objectives of exploration, trade and profits.
Improvements in ship design, compasses and mapping, enabled navigation across unprecedented distances. The embarkation points were the vibrant ports of the West - Venice, Amsterdam, Lisbon - and their destinations the exotic ports of the East - Malacca, Goa, Bombay - where they tracked down the elusive spices.
This development of maritime communication brought benefits apart from culinary delights: the spread of ideas on art, literature and science. But it was not necessarily beneficial for everyone concerned: colonial ambitions could be disastrous for local populations, often exploited as labour.
This wide-ranging account of a fascinating period of global history uses original maps and contemporary artists' views to tell the story of how each port developed individually; while encouraging us to consider contrasting points of view of the benefits and the damages of the maritime spice trade.
Improvements in ship design, compasses and mapping, enabled navigation across unprecedented distances. The embarkation points were the vibrant ports of the West - Venice, Amsterdam, Lisbon - and their destinations the exotic ports of the East - Malacca, Goa, Bombay - where they tracked down the elusive spices.
This development of maritime communication brought benefits apart from culinary delights: the spread of ideas on art, literature and science. But it was not necessarily beneficial for everyone concerned: colonial ambitions could be disastrous for local populations, often exploited as labour.
This wide-ranging account of a fascinating period of global history uses original maps and contemporary artists' views to tell the story of how each port developed individually; while encouraging us to consider contrasting points of view of the benefits and the damages of the maritime spice trade.
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Focusing on the ports that played a key part in the oriental spice trade, this well-illustrated volume presents a history of each one. From the early Venetian prowess in shipbuilding – borne of a necessity to bring supplies to the island but developing into the basis for a maritime empire – to the strategic importance of Singapore for the East India Company, it builds a broad picture of global exchange and its impact.
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