Forests and French sea power, 1660-1789 /

By choosing to concentrate upon discovering what forest resources were available to the French navy during the ancien régime and what use it was able to make of them, Mr. Bamford has not only provided the first monograph on that subject in the English language, but has gone far toward explaining wh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bamford, Paul W. (Paul Walden), 1921- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Toronto] : University of Toronto Press, 1956.
Temas:
France. > Marine > Supplies and stores.
France. > Marine > History.
France. > Marine > Histoire.
France. > Marine > Matériel.
France. > Marine
1600-1799
Timber.
Forests and forestry > France.
Wood.
Wood
Bois.
Bois d'œuvre.
wood (plant material)
timber log.
HISTORY > Military > Naval.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Marine & Naval.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Forests and forestry
Military supplies
Timber
France > History, Naval > 17th century.
France > History, Naval > 18th century.
France > Histoire navale > 17e siècle.
France > Histoire navale > 18e siècle.
France
Naval history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • I. Dynastic Policy and French Maritime Power
  • II. Masts, Ship Timber, and French Forest Law
  • III. Timber Cuts and Contracts
  • IV. Transport of Naval Timber and Masts
  • V. Forest Depletion
  • VI. Domestic Timber Shortage and the Navy
  • VII. The Quest for Domestic and Colonial Masts and Spars
  • VIII. The Northern Market in Naval Stores
  • IX. Merchant Shipping and the Timber Problem
  • X. Black Sea and North American Markets after 1776
  • XI. Conclusions
  • Sources
  • Index

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