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Auteur(s) : Beattie, Tim  Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur

Titre(s) : British privateering voyages of the early eighteenth century [Texte imprimé] / Tim Beattie

Publication : Woodbridge : The Boydell Press, 2015

Description matérielle : xiii, 236 pages : maps ; 25 cm

Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-224) and index
The three great privateering expeditions into the South Sea, which set out, respectively, in 1703, led by William Dampier; in 1708, led by Woodes Rogers; and in 1719, led by George Shelvocke, were costly and ambitious long distance voyages, carrying great risk for their investors but promising great reward. This book tells the story of the voyages and their impact. It argues that, far from being anachronistic activities more in keeping with an earlier age, as some scholars have asserted, the voyages were significant events and had a huge impact - on politicians, influencing future maritime and naval strategy; on investors, swelling enthusiasm for the South Sea Company which ended in the disastrous Bubble; and in literature, where the narratives of the voyages became an important source for some of the greatest literature of the period, including Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver's Travels and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The book provides a great deal of original detail about the voyages, including the difficulties of undertaking such lengthy expeditions, unrest among the crews, and financial details of investments and returns - and losses.

Sujet(s) : Dampier, William (1652-1715)  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Rogers, Woodes (1679?-1732)  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Clipperton, John (1676-1722)  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Shelvocke, George (1675-1742)  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Guerre de course -- Grande-Bretagne -- 18e siècle  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Histoire navale -- Grande-Bretagne -- 18e siècle  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
South Sea Company -- 18e siècle  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781783270200. - ISBN 1783270209. - ISBN 9781782044727 (erroné) (ebook)

Identifiant de la notice  : ark:/12148/cb46582238j

Notice n° :  FRBNF46582238 (notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)

Table des matières : 1 Introduction 2 Privateering in the early eighteenth century 3 Forerunners 4 William Dampier's voyage of 1703 5 The cruising voyage of Woodes Rogers (1708-1711) 6 The voyages of John Clipperton and George Shelvocke (1719-1722) 7 The political and strategic impact of the voyages 8 The voyage narratives 9 Afterlife ; fact, fiction and a new literary genre 10 Conclusion 11 Appendix I: Investors in the Woodes Rogers voyage 12 Appendix II: Comparison of the terms for plunder agreed by Shelvocke and Rogers 13 Sources 14 Bibliography.