Project Gutenberg 2024-06-02 Public domain in the USA. 295 Lindsay, W. S. (William Schaw) 1816 1877 Lindsay, William Schaw History of merchant shipping and ancient commerce, Volume 1 (of 4) $aLondon :$bSampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, $c1874. Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "History of Merchant Shipping and Ancient Commerce, Volume 1 (of 4)" by W. S. Lindsay is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book aims to provide a comprehensive narrative of merchant shipping through ancient and modern times, covering maritime commerce and shipbuilding practices across various cultures. It seeks to address the historical significance and development of shipping, bringing to light details that have often been overlooked or scattered in previous works. The opening of the work establishes the author's intention to compile an extensive history of merchant shipping, emphasizing the need for a coherent and organized account of the subject. Lindsay outlines his approach of blending primary sources, including ancient texts and historical records, with personal insights from practical experience in maritime matters. He highlights the evolution of navigation from primitive rafts to advanced vessels across cultures, beginning with the earliest forms of navigation and proceeding through well-known maritime civilizations like the Phoenicians and Carthage. Moreover, he sets the stage for a discussion of the economic and cultural impacts of maritime trade, anticipating an exploration of the remaining volumes that will further delve into various aspects of ancient and modern commerce. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20131215113751lindsay 1874 GB Reading ease score: 60.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Commerce -- History Shipping -- History Steam navigation -- History HF Text Category: History - Other 1628168 2025-06-29T07:42:52.208283 text/html 1569493 2024-06-02T18:22:15 text/html 5828214 2025-06-29T07:43:14.573160 application/epub+zip 5823881 2025-06-29T07:42:56.418290 application/epub+zip 656465 2025-06-29T07:42:54.254267 application/epub+zip 6795945 2025-06-29T07:43:26.402122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6694276 2025-06-29T07:43:12.258164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1300776 2025-06-29T07:42:48.618341 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1280706 2024-06-02T18:22:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16660 2025-06-29T07:43:26.569093 application/rdf+xml 8699 2025-06-29T07:42:54.509239 image/jpeg 2072 2025-06-29T07:42:54.385241 image/jpeg 7715447 2025-06-29T07:42:52.465292 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia