Cargando…

War and Trade in Eighteenth-Century Newfoundland.

This book offers a selection of papers by Olaf U. Janzen concerning the maritime history of eighteenth-century Newfoundland, reprinted from various publications and assembled here in chronological order. It explores themes of imperial dominance expressed by both the British and French empires in the...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Janzen, Olaf Uwe, 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Liverpool University Press, 2017.
Colección:Research in Maritime History LUP.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the Author; Introduction; 'A World Embracing Sea:' The Oceans as Highway, 1604-1815; 'Of Consequence to the Service:' The Rationale behind Cartographic Surveys in Early Eighteenth-Century Newfoundland; The Problem of Piracy in the Newfoundland Fishery in the Aftermath of the War of the Spanish Succession; A Scottish Sack Ship in the Newfoundland Trade, 1726-1727; 'Une petite Republique' in Southwestern Newfoundland: The Limits of Imperial Authority in a Remote Maritime Environment.
  • The Illicit Trade in English Cod into Spain, 1739-1748Un Petit Dérangement: The Eviction of French Fishermen from Newfoundland in 1755; The French Raid upon the Newfoundland Fishery in 1762: A Study in the Nature and Limits of Eighteenth-Century Sea Power; Showing the Flag: Hugh Palliser in Western Newfoundland, 1763-1766; The Royal Navy and the Interdiction of Aboriginal Migration to Newfoundland, 1763-1766; The Royal Navy and the Defence of Newfoundland during the American Revolution; The American Threat to the Newfoundland Fisheries, 1776-1777.