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- ISBN: 9780700712366 | 0700712364
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 7/7/2000
This book provides a detailed account of the private merchant ships of India and the importance of the dockyard and the Parsi master builders, during the period when the Bombay fleet was at its zenith. It describes the interdependence of Europeans and Indians, the owners and crew, the trade and voyages before a slow decline began.