War and trade in northern seas: anglo-scandinavian economic relations in the mid-eighteenth century
Auteur :
Kent, H. S. K.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521085625
Date de publication :
14 oct. 2008
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,1 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
340 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Uninterrupted economic relations between England and Scandinavia were of vital importance to the maintenance and extension of the British Empire in the eighteenth century. Scandinavia supplied Britain with the timber to build her ships, with iron for ship-fittings, armaments and industry, and with smuggled tea at low prices to keep her people content.