The Loss of the "Trades Increase": An Early Modern Maritime Catastrophe

Richmond Barbour

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2021

The Loss of the "Trades Increase"

An Early Modern Maritime Catastrophe

Richmond Barbour

In the series Haney Foundation Series

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812297744

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About this book

Launched in 1609 as the greatest English merchant vessel of its era, the Trades Increase and nearly all who sailed it perished three years later on the far side of the world. This is the engrossing account of the ship's tragic expedition and global capitalism at its hour of emergence.

Author / Editor information

Richmond Barbour is Professor of English at Oregon State University.

Reviews

"Richmond Barbour gives a fascinating account of the disastrous history of the Trades Increase, the largest ship in the British East India Company fleet and an embodiment of Jacobean England's hopes for trade and expansion. This is much more than a maritime disaster story; it is a cultural history, essential reading for an understanding of the development of early modern England."—Stephen Orgel, Stanford University

"Richmond Barbour has a real gift for characterization, and he's particularly good at bringing out the motives and emotions of the men whose often unhappy and conflict-ridden lives he narrates. The Loss of the 'Trades Increase' is valuable as much for the insight it gives into early modern mentalities as for the well-researched account it provides."—David J. Baker, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
A Note on the Title Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Abbreviations of Major Primary Sources Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction. The Charter Generation of the London East India Company Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. The Construction and Launch of the Trades Increase, 1609 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
Chapter 2. From England to Arabia Felix Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
Chapter 3. Captivity in Yemen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
Chapter 4. To India and Back Again Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
Chapter 5. Corporate Strife in the Red Sea Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
Chapter 6. The Final Transit Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	190
Chapter 7. Catastrophe in Bantam Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	204
Chapter 8. Controversy over the East Indian Trade, 1615 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	289
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309

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Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 352
Illustrations
- Other: 15 illus.
Keywords: American History; American Studies

eBook

Published: March 5, 2021
ISBN: 9780812297744