Introduction to the 2012 Edition / iii
Series Editor’s Foreword / xiii
Introduction / xv
Preface / xvii
Chapter 1: The Widening of Horizons,
1560-1689 / 1
Chapter 2: Consolidation, 1689-1775 / 21
Chapter 3: Ships and Shipbuilders in the Seventeenth Century / 41
Chapter 4: Ships and Shipbuilders in the Eighteenth Century / 55
Chapter 5: The Shipowners / 77
Chapter 6: The Merchant Seamen / 105
Chapter 7: The Pay and Conditions of Merchant Seamen / 127
Chapter 8: Shipping Management and the Role of the Master / 153
Chapter 9: Shipping and Trade / 169
Chapter 10: The Nearby and Northern European Trades / 195
Chapter 11: The Southern European and Mediterranean Trades / 219
Chapter 12: The East Indian Trade / 247
Chapter 13: The American and West Indian Trades / 257
Chapter 14: The Government and the Shipping Industry / 289
Chapter 15: War and the Shipping Industry / 303
Chapter 16: Four Ships and Their Fortunes / 327
Chapter 17: Was It a Profitable Business? / 349
Chapter 18: Conclusion / 373
Appendix A: A Note on the Shipping Statistics, 1686-1788 / 379
Appendix B: Sources for the History of the Shipping Industry / 391
Index / 397
Updated: August 21, 2012