Black Sea, 1787, Commerce | Traite sur la Commerce de la Mer Noire, Paris, Cuchet, 1787, 340 pp.

Peyssonel, M., de

Black Sea, 1787, Commerce | Traite sur la Commerce de la Mer Noire, Paris, Cuchet, 1787, 340 pp. Tome I.

Name: Black Sea, 1787, Commerce | Traite sur la Commerce de la Mer Noire, Paris, Cuchet, 1787, 340 pp. Tome I.
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One of two volumes (in French) on Russian-Ottoman relations and the commerce of the Black Sea (Zwarte zee). With ex libris of M.J. Roeters van Lennep. Foldable plate (table) between pages 262 and 263.

Navigation on the Black Sea has been known from the time of the ancient Phoenicians. The Black Sea was a busy waterway on the crossroads of the ancient world: providing access to the Balkans in the west, the Eurasian steppes in the north, the Caucasus and Central Asia in the east, Asia Minor and Mesopotamia in the south, and Greece in the southwest. The shores of the Black Sea were settled by a number of peoples including the Slavs, Turks, and Genoese. In the 15th century, the Turks were in control of the entire shoreline. In 1783 Crimea was first annexed by the Russians, which finally fulfilled their quest for a warm water port. Ever since then, Russia has been an important power in the region, often going head-to-head with the Ottoman Empire (and Turkey) over access to the sea. With prices of wood, fruit, tarpoches, tapistry, spices etc.

Black sea region – commerce – Roeters van Lennep – Crimea – French – De Peyssonel

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Half leather binding, 19.6 x 12.2 cm., some stains/foxing, signs of wear.

€ 76,30 (€ 70,00 ex. btw)

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