10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDIAMEN»
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Indiamen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Indiamen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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E. Keble Chatterton, 2008
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Bonhomme Richard Vs Serapis: Flamborough Head 1779
Both Indiamen and two-decker warships had the basic internal design – two full
decks plus a forecastle, quarterdeck, and poop, although Indiamen frequently
skipped adding orlop platforms to increase the hold. Indiamen carried a smaller ...
3
Trade in Eastern Seas 1793-1813
attempt made to blackmail, 371 Tranquebar, 1 1 5 Transports, East Indiamen
serving as, 2 56 Travancore, forests of, 325 Trincomalee, principal defects of, as
a harbour and naval base, 38 harbour at, 112 importance of, 64, 65 Trinity House
, ...
C. Northcote Parkinson, 2013
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Treasure Lost at Sea: Diving to the World's Great Shipwrecks
Finally, they followed in the wake of the Portuguese via the Cape of Good Hope.
When the first fleet of Dutch East Indiamen returned to Holland in 1599, an
anonymous contemporary wrote: "For as long as Holland has been Holland, ...
Robert F. Marx, Jenifer Marx, 2004
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On sightingLinois's squadron onthe afternoon of 14 February1804, Dance first
detached the Ganges with the Indiamen Alfred, Royal George and Hope, tostand
towards the French inthe light wind and ascertain their nationality. Once this had
...
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Storm and Conquest: The Battle for the Indian Ocean, 1808-10
The frigate that had intercepted the Indiamen was the Caroline. From her
quarterdeck, Lieutenant Jean Feretier could see how he was gaining on the
Indiamen and savoured the moment. He knew his strength, knew his enemy's
weakness and ...
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The Business of Empire: The East India Company and Imperial ...
Considerable capital was necessary to build East Indiamen, which were much
larger than other merchant ships and had a cost per ton that was substantially
more expensive.67 Thus in 1780 the owners Charles Foulis and Robert Preston
paid ...
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The Trade Winds: A Study of British Overseas Trade During ...
The East Indiamen were among the finest, as they were by far the largest,
merchantmen to sail from a British port. Nearly all Indiamen were built in the
Thames at one or other of the dockyards situated between Limehouse and
Blackwall.
C.Northcote Parkinson, 2013
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An East India Company Cemetery: Protestant Burials in Macao
In the early 1700s, all East Indiamen were under 500 tons, some of them even
below 200. To avoid a new requirement that vessels of 500 tons and over should
carry a chaplain, all the ships built by the Company between 1748 and 1772
were ...
Lindsay Ride, May Ride, Bernard Mellor, 1995
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDIAMEN»
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Indiamen is used in the context of the following news items.
How the East India Company, and some bad luck, stymied …
By the late 1820s, huge ships called Indiamen that had thus far carried opium to China were being replaced by the swifter clippers. As clippers ... «Scroll.in, Jun 15»
The old master who plays the long game
"I owned The English privateer squadron 'Royal Family' engaging the French and Two Indiamen in the Channel 25 years ago, sold them to a ... «antiquestradegazette.com, Jun 15»
Fox Point neighborhood: A walk on the historic side
On June 13, festival attendees "will move through the India Point area, named for the 'Indiamen' trading ships traveling between Fox Point and ... «The Providence Journal, May 15»
Search closes in on lost ship Fortuyn
It left Texel on September 27, 1723, accompanied by East Indiamen Hogenes and Graveland. TOP WEEKEND READS WHAT'S UP WITH THE ... «The West Australian, Jan 15»
Who Owns What?
... the Dutch East India Company established a victualing station forpassing East Indiamen. The Dutch intended the station to be self-supporting ... «News24, Jan 15»
Letter from London
The example I have elected to illustrate, seen at top, is a 1665 graphite and grey wash drawing on two joined sheets depicting Indiamen joining ... «Maine Antique Digest, Nov 14»
Recreating Bristol in 1825
The oarsmen of Pill still bring the Indiamen up and down the Avon on the tides, with up to a dozen tow boats of up to 100 oarsmen! Broad Quay ... «Bristol Culture, Jun 13»
Family Secrets by Deborah Cohen: review
It is with the secret babies born to the mistresses of 19th-century British East Indiamen that Family Secrets begins. Separated from their Indian ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 13»
River Lea/Bow Creek - Poplar
The Dock was excavated in 1803 and completed in 1806. It provided room to unload East Indiamen. It was used for trading into the mid 20th but ... «Crosswhatfields?, Aug 12»
Island of no return
It requires little imagination to see the topsails of East Indiamen at anchor in the bay and scarlet tunics bustling in the cobbled courtyard of the ... «The Australian, Jul 12»
