W. S. Lindsay

History of Merchant Shipping and Ancient Commerce - Volume 4

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1874-6, this illustrated four-volume work offers a full and authoritative history of maritime trade.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 692
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 961g
• ISBN-13: 9781108057653
• ISBN-10: 1108057659
• Artikelnr.: 37457072

Inhaltsangabe

1. Earliest modes of propulsion
2. Progress of steam navigation in Europe
3. Steam-ships of the United States
4. Struggle between Great Britain and United States for the Atlantic carrying trade
5. Dangers of Atlantic navigation
6. Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steamship Company
7. Royal West India Mail Steam Packet Company, 1841
8. Pacific Steam Navigation Company
9. Steam to India and overland routes
10. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
11. Changes produced by the opening of the Suez Canal
12. First application of steam-vessels on the rivers and coasts of India, 1825
13. Eastern Steam Navigation Company
14. Commencement of launch of the Great Eastern, November 3rd, 1857
15. River and coast trade of Great Britain
Appendices
Index.