Author : Nazima Haider Kalim Munshi, 1st
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ISBN 13 : 9781685762872
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (628 download)
Book Synopsis Ship Building and Maritime Trade in Surat 17th Century Edition First - 2022 Copyright 2022 by : Nazima Haider Kalim Munshi, 1st
Download or read book Ship Building and Maritime Trade in Surat 17th Century Edition First - 2022 Copyright 2022 written by Nazima Haider Kalim Munshi, 1st and published by . This book was released on 2022-03-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An attempt has been made in this book to study the port city of Surat during the seventeenth century. The port of Surat epitomised in this crucial period the burgeoning of international trade, and the inter play and commercial rivalry of the Europeans power.Surat was a significant centre of shipping in the 17th Century. Down to the early half of that Century, India produced all her shipping needed aimed at coastal as well as Indian Ocean Trade. Later, demand by European companies led to the production of 'European-type' ships.The study is also an endeavour to place Surat in a larger historical perspective. India had a rich tradition of oceanic trade and maritime techniques since ancient times. It was the Portuguese who supplanted the Arab traders in the Indian Ocean area. The 'Vasco da Gama era' witnessed the beginning of strong monopolistic tendencies coercion and competition.