The Rise of Commercial Empires: England and the Netherlands in the Age of Mercantilism, 1650–1770
, by David Ormrod- ISBN: 9780521048644 | 0521048648
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/21/2008
This analysis of a crucial transformation in the history of world trade reveals how London and its surroundings grew during the eighteenth century to become the first true entrepot. The city developed a new kind of commercial structure sharply distinct from that of Holland and Amsterdam during the seventeenth century.