Forests and French Sea Power, 1660-1789

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Mr. Bamford has provided the first monograph in the English language on€discovering what forest resources were available to the French navy during the€ ancien regime €and what use it was able to make of them€in the English language.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bamford, Paul
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1956.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
France. > Marine.
France. > Marine > Materiel.
France. > Marine > Histoire.
France. > Marine > History.
France. > Marine > Supplies and stores.
Timber.
Military supplies.
Forests and forestry.
timber log.
wood (plant material)
Bois d'oeuvre.
Bois.
Wood
Wood.
Forests and forestry > France.
France.
France > Histoire navale > 18e siecle.
France > Histoire navale > 17e siecle.
France > History, Naval > 18th century.
France > History, Naval > 17th century.
Naval history.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 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
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W.

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