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The Clipper Ship Flying Cloud off the Needles, Isle of Wight, off the southern English coast. Painting by James E. Buttersworth. The Maritime history of Europe represents the era of recorded human interaction with the sea in the northwestern region of Eurasia in areas that include shipping and shipbuilding, shipwrecks, naval battles, and military installations and lighthouses constructed to ...
In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries a network of maritime trade formed in the Atlantic, connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas through a triangular trade of African slaves, sugar/molasses, and rum. [89] This maritime trade route would enrich Europe and the Americas while also pulling both deeper into the slave trade. [90]
Among notable trade routes was the Amber Road, which served as a dependable network for long-distance trade. [1] Maritime trade along the Spice Route became prominent during the Middle Ages, when nations resorted to military means for control of this influential route. [2]
Baltic maritime trade began in the Late Middle Ages and continued to develop into the early modern period. During this time, ships carrying goods from the Baltic and North Sea passed along the Øresund, or the Sound, connecting areas like the Gulf of Finland to the Skagerrak. Over a period of 400 years, maritime powers in the east and west ...
Satellite image of the North Sea Modern map. The North Sea has an extensive history of maritime commerce, resource extraction, and warfare among the people and nations on its coasts. Archaeological evidence shows the migration of people and technology between Continental Europe, the British Isles, and Scandinavia throughout prehistory.
Historical ports may be found where ancient civilizations have developed maritime trade. One of the world's oldest known artificial harbors is at Wadi al-Jarf on the Red Sea . [ 1 ] Along with the finding of harbor structures, ancient anchors have also been found.
The maritime republics built the ships they needed in their own arsenals. Pictured is the Venetian Arsenal. Elements that characterized a maritime republic were: Independence (de jure or de facto) Autonomy, economics, politics, and culture essentially based on navigation and maritime trade; Possession of a fleet of ships, built in its own arsenal
The Atlas is a World Map, that is, world map and regions of the Earth with the various peoples who live there. The work was done at the request of Prince John, son of Pedro IV, desirous of a faithful representation of the world from west to east. 12 sheets form the world map on tables, linked to each other by scroll and screen layout.