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- handle: 10670/1.2rw9ne
- doi: 10.58079/vo0f
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Trade Commercial trade Foreign trade Northern France Cane sugar 16th century Vessels (Ships) Revival of letters Renaissance--Europe Renaissance--History Trade Trade Boat handling Boats Boats, Primitive Pleasure boating Boating Recreational boats Watercraft Recreation boating Boats and boating--Recreational use Recreational boatingCiter ce document
Malcolm Walsby, « Sugar and Spice. Disaster on the Seine in the 16th century », Renaissances : archives et découvertes, ID : 10.58079/vo0f
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The movement of goods during the Renaissance depended heavily on boats. Waterways were essential to trade both within countries and internationally, but this was not without risk, especially for items that needed to be kept dry. For northern France, Rouen was a vital port. It was not only an important city in its own right, it also served as a gateway for Paris. It was here that goods were transferred from seafaring ships onto smaller crafts that made their way further inland. But Rouen wa...