North Italian Ports and the Levant in the 16th and 17th Centuries
- Renato Ghezzi
- © 2019 Author(s) |
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/978-88-6453-857-0.25
The chapter analyzes, from a diachronic perspective, the role of trade with the Levant in the port industries of Genoa, Livorno, and Venice in the 16th and 17th centuries. An historical period in which the international trade system underwent substantial changes. From the expansion of the Atlantic routes to the official claim by the United Provinces and English, to the Italian Mariner crisis and the gradual advance of Nordic fleets along the Western Mediterranean routes. The Atlantic ships had an increasing influence on Genoa’s port industry. It was, however, Livorno who gained the most advantage from the presence of Dutch and English merchant ships along routes which met at Alexandretta in San Giovanni of Acre, at Constantinople, and most of all, at Smyrna.
- Keywords:
- economic history,
- levant,
- international trade,
- commercial networks,
- 16th century,
- 17th century,
University of Catanzaro Magna Graecia, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-0249-1128
Chapter Information
Chapter Title
North Italian Ports and the Levant in the 16th and 17th Centuries
Authors
Renato Ghezzi
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6453-857-0.25
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2019
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© 2019 Author(s)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title
Reti marittime come fattori dell’integrazione europea / Maritime Networks as a Factor in European Integration
Editors
Giampiero Nigro
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
592
Publication Year
2019
Copyright Information
© 2019 Author(s)
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Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6453-856-3
ISBN Print
978-88-6453-856-3
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-6453-857-0
eISBN (xml)
978-88-9273-037-3
Series Title
Atti delle «Settimane di Studi» e altri Convegni
Series ISSN
2704-6354
Series E-ISSN
2704-5668