Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-188) and index.
Contents
Database and methodology -- Dutch expansion in Asia up to 1660 -- Connecting the Asian regions: The trading and shipping network in operation after 1620 -- Development of the VOC fleet -- Shipping and logistics in operation -- Knitting all the threads together: the logistics of the network -- An analysis of the development of VOC shipping in Asia until 1660 -- Fleets per region -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- List of vessels in service during the period 1596-1660.
Summary
An engaging and definitive study of the secrets of the vast commercial success of the Dutch East India Company.
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