The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 156A. Constable, 1882 |
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Page 144
... trade in the East , the richest in the world . They took this , and were con- tent . Territory to them was not an object of desire , and only an incumbrance to any extent beyond the vantage - ground required for a military or a trading ...
... trade in the East , the richest in the world . They took this , and were con- tent . Territory to them was not an object of desire , and only an incumbrance to any extent beyond the vantage - ground required for a military or a trading ...
Page 146
... trade , and many of the Portuguese possessions . Companies for mercantile adven- ture were largely and successfully employed to absorb the whole traffic . And in 1602 the States - General , consolidating their companies , created the ...
... trade , and many of the Portuguese possessions . Companies for mercantile adven- ture were largely and successfully employed to absorb the whole traffic . And in 1602 the States - General , consolidating their companies , created the ...
Page 147
... trade . The annual profits of the King of Portugal from this source alone were estimated in 1529 at a sum of 200,000 ducats . It is reported that the most profitable of all the Eastern trades was that in the spice of the Moluccas ...
... trade . The annual profits of the King of Portugal from this source alone were estimated in 1529 at a sum of 200,000 ducats . It is reported that the most profitable of all the Eastern trades was that in the spice of the Moluccas ...
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1 Les Faux Don Sébastien Etude sur lHistoire | 1 |
par lAcadémie française pour la réception de M | 95 |
The Red Book of Menteith By William Fraser | 110 |
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