Dutch Primacy in World Trade, 1585-1740
, by Israel, Jonathan I.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780198211396 | 0198211392
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 9/13/1990
The Dutch Republic, despite its small size and population, functioned as the hub of world trade, shipping, and finance for over a century following the fall of Antwerp in 1585. This is the first general account of Dutch world-trade hegemony in all its aspects from its origins as a depot for "bulk-carrying" in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries to its collapse in the eighteenth century.