The Bombay country ships, 1790-1833 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bulley, Anne
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Richmond, Surrey, UK. : Curzon, 2000. Richmond : 2000.
Subjects:	Merchant marine > India > Bombay > History > 19th century. Merchant marine > India > History. India. History.

Table of Contents:

Foreword / Anthony Farrington
pt. 1. Shipping. 1. Shipbuilding. 2. Asian vessels on the west coast of India
pt. 2. East India Company control. 3. Licences for ships. 4. Arming and protecting the Country Ships. 5. Country Ships used as troop transports
pt. 3. The Bombay maritime Country trade. 6. The Malabar Coast: timber, coir, hemp. 7. The China trade: cotton. 8. The Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. 9. A changing world. 10. The China trade: Malwa opium
pt. 4. The Country Ship owners. 11. The Country Ship owners
pt. 5. The mariners. 12. Free mariners. 13. Nacodas and lascars. 14. Conclusion: The decline in European commitment. Glossary of Indian and Nautical Words.