“Such Precautions of Safety”: Rational Strategies for Managing Physical Risk on British Atlantic Merchant Ships, 1600–1800

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Foreword V
3. Series Editors’ Preface IX
4. Contents XIII
5. Dangerous Tides – An Introduction to Maritime Dangers and Risks 1
6. Describing and Narrating
7. 1 Describing and Narrating 27
8. The Sea as Discourse: Preliminary Reflections on Dealing with Maritime Risks in Antiquity 31
9. A Graphic Narrative of Maritime Risk Management: The Torlonia Relief 55
10. How to Navigate Among Sea Monsters, Ocean Eddies, and Mischievous Pirates: Depictions and Levels of Meaning of Maritime Dangers on Olaus’ Magnus Carta Marina 73
11. When Taking Risks Becomes a Matter of Honour: A Comparison of French and English Early Modern Travel Narratives around 1600 91
12. On the Risks of Sea Voyages: The Sea as a Danger Zone in (Travel) Accounts of German Soldiers Serving the Dutch East India Company (VOC) 111
13. Evaluating and Managing
14. 2 Evaluating and Managing 133
15. The Most Perilous Region of Ancient Sea: Confronting and Overcoming the Hazards of the Gulf of Syrtis 137
16. Controlling the Corrupting Sea: Maritime Rituals and Greek Thalassocracy 163
17. Dangers of the Sea Reflected in Early Modern News Media: The Fugger Newsletters 207
18. Dangers at Sea: Artistic and Nautical Means of Risk Mapping 225
19. “Such Precautions of Safety”: Rational Strategies for Managing Physical Risk on British Atlantic Merchant Ships, 1600–1800 259
20. Index