The History of Commerce in Europe

Africa agriculture America Asia Austria Baltic Bank became Berlin Decree Black Sea Bruges Carthage caused centre CHAPTER Charlemagne chief chiefly cloth coast coins colonial empire colonists commercial Company conquest considerable corn cotton decay discovery dominions Dutch East India eastern Egypt eighteenth century Emperor England English trade Europe European exports factories fair famous feudal Flanders Flemish Florence flourishing foreign trade founded France French gained Genoa Germany gilds gold Government Greek growth Hamburg Hansa Holland important increased India Indies industry Islands Italian cities Italy king kingdom land large quantities linen lord Lübeck manufactures maritime medieval mentioned metals Middle Ages Milan monopoly nations navigation Netherlands northern owing Phoenicians political ports Portugal Portuguese possessions prosperity railways reign republic revival revolution Rhine rival Roman Rome route ruined Russia ships silk silver South Spain Spanish timber took treaty Venetian Venice wars wealth West wine wool woollen Zollverein