The Fish Lands German trade with Iceland, Shetland and the Faroe Islands in the late 15th and 16th Century

Av: Medverkande: Materialtyp: ArtikelUtgivningsinformation: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter De Gruyter Oldenbourg [Imprint] 2020Beskrivning: 1 electronic resource (638 p.)Innehållstyp:
  • text
Medietyp:
  • computer
Bärartyp:
  • online resource
Ämnen: Onlineresurser: Sammanfattning: Based on newly uncovered archival sources as well as archaeological studies, this book offers the first extensive overview of the German trade with the North Atlantic in English. It challenges assumptions about the backwardness of the German North Atlantic trade, and argues that merchants did not so much rely on an old model of trading, but were adapting their trading system to the special natural and socio-economic circumstances on the islands.
Inga fysiska exemplar för denna post

Open Access Unrestricted online access star

Based on newly uncovered archival sources as well as archaeological studies, this book offers the first extensive overview of the German trade with the North Atlantic in English. It challenges assumptions about the backwardness of the German North Atlantic trade, and argues that merchants did not so much rely on an old model of trading, but were adapting their trading system to the special natural and socio-economic circumstances on the islands.

Accessibility options of PDF file not available

Funded by: Leibniz-Gemeinschaft

Creative Commons Licence https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 by-nc-nd cc

eng

Freely available e-book