Atlantic voyages : the East India Company and the British route to the East in the age of sail / John McAleer.

Author: McAleer, John, author.

ImprintOxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Imprint2023

Descriptionxiii, 258 pages ; 24 cm

Note:Introduction : 'A formidable undertaking' : Travellers' Tales, Atlantic Voyages, and the Route to the East -- Embarking : 'An inhabitant of another world' : Shipboard Spaces and Daily Life -- Voyaging : 'My time hangs rather heavy on my hands' : passing the time, marking the passage -- Observing : 'The wonders of the boundless ocean' : sea, sky, and the living world -- Stopping off : 'The salutary effects of the shore' : landfall, way stations, and going ashore -- Conclusion : Beyond the cape.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-249) and index.

Note:"A history of the East India Company told through experiences of everyday life on the ocean: maritime travel, shipboard conditions, foreign encounters, islands and ports of call, the waters of the Atlantic itself. McAleer portrays these as essential to the understanding of the Company as an agent of globalisation in the early modern world." --Publisher.

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