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The wine trade (The Merchant adventurers)

Alan David Francis

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Description:In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries the buying of wine abroad rivalled the export of wool as the most important factor in the spread of English commercial influence. Thereafter the trade continued to increase steadily, especially with Portugal, while the pattern of its development is a fascinating byway in the social history in England.Making full use of contemporary sources and known statistics, the author describes all the major developments in the wine trade, such as the treaty with Portugal, the setting up of the Douro company and the Gladstone acts. Outside political influences re considered, as are considered, as are such matters as methods of shipment, customs and excise duties and the production of the wine, particularly its blending. The volume gives a complete picture of a trade which has played a vital part in the development of British economic history and which, by its very nature, has attracted more than its fair share characters and eccentrics. There are maps, a statistical appendix, a bibliography and an index.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The wine trade (The Merchant adventurers). To get started finding The wine trade (The Merchant adventurers), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 353

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Barnes & Noble

Release: 1973

ISBN: 0064922308

Description: In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries the buying of wine abroad rivalled the export of wool as the most important factor in the spread of English commercial influence. Thereafter the trade continued to increase steadily, especially with Portugal, while the pattern of its development is a fascinating byway in the social history in England.Making full use of contemporary sources and known statistics, the author describes all the major developments in the wine trade, such as the treaty with Portugal, the setting up of the Douro company and the Gladstone acts. Outside political influences re considered, as are considered, as are such matters as methods of shipment, customs and excise duties and the production of the wine, particularly its blending. The volume gives a complete picture of a trade which has played a vital part in the development of British economic history and which, by its very nature, has attracted more than its fair share characters and eccentrics. There are maps, a statistical appendix, a bibliography and an index.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The wine trade (The Merchant adventurers). To get started finding The wine trade (The Merchant adventurers), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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