Bombay Country Ships 1790 1833

Download or read book The Bombay Country Ships 1790-1833 written by Anne Bulley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concentrates on the period 1790-1833, especially the early nineteenth century when the Bombay merchant fleet was at its zenith, studying the ships, their trade and the men who owned or sailed in them. The picture is built up from a mass of details and references unearthed in the English East India Company's records and elsewhere, and includes contemporary experiences of sailing in these ships.