The East India Company's Maritime Service, 1746-1834
Author | : Jean Sutton |
Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781843835837 |
ISBN-13 | : 1843835835 |
Rating | : 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Download or read book The East India Company's Maritime Service, 1746-1834 written by Jean Sutton and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2010 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book charts in detail successive voyages by members of the Larkins family, who were leading owners of East India Company ships, showing what it was like to sail to and trade with India in this period. It provides a great deal of material on trade, warfare, developments in seamanship and navigation, the opening up of trade to China, and much more.