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First published in 1997, this collection of articles, two of which hitherto only appeared in Dutch, examines the technical changes in shipbuilding, as well as new practices in shipping and fishing, from the late Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution.
Review Quotes: '...anyone studying medieval and early modern economic history will find it convenient to have Unger's valuable papers collected in one volume.' Economic History Review, Vol. LII, No. 1 '...readers [will] return to these essays for their many insights, not simply into the history of Dutch ships and European shipping over the course of some five centuries, but also into the expanding economies of which ships and shipping were such significant and typical parts.' The Northern Mariner, Vol. 19, No. 2 'Students of medieval and early modern seafaring will welcome this volume...' The International History review, Vol. XXI, No. 4