Why were Dutch East Indiamen so slow
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9382064 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter M Solar (0000-0002-1171-0118, UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels), Pim De Zwart (0000-0003-0155-1165, Wageningen University & Research, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 738-751 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Maritime History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0843-8714 • E-ISSN: 2052-7756 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0843871417725487 |
| PMID | 30369714 |
| OpenAlex | W2765589788 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
The speed of ships is a crucial variable in shipping productivity. Despite the dominance of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in Eurasian trade in the early modern era, its ships were generally slower than those of other companies. This article investigates the causes of this gap in shipping speeds. We dismiss reasons that highlight more numerous stops, longer routes, inferior navigation and restrictive instructions, and emphasize differences in ship design resulting from constraints imposed by the Dutch shallow inland waterways, and the slow adoption of copper sheathing in the late eighteenth century, as plausible explanations
Archaeology · Biology · Business · China · Dominance (genetics · East Asia · Economic geography · Economics · Economy · Geography · International trade · Macroeconomics · Productivity · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · Historical Economic and Social Studies
The Origins of Globalization
East Indiamen
Ship speeds during the Industrial Revolution
Introducing The View from the Sea. The Practice of Early Modern Transoceanic Commercial Navigation
A better ride
Speedier delivery
Early modern globalization and the extent of indigenous agency
Speed under sail during the early industrial revolution (c. 1750-1830)
| Citations per year | 0.73 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |