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The major breakthrough in ship design around 1400 creating the full-rigged ship constituted a general purpose technology. It had far-reaching effects on shipping, trade volume, orientation of trade routes, location of production, settlement patterns and many other aspects of life throughout the glob...

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Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2023
Online Access:https://books.fupress.com/doi/capitoli/979-12-215-0092-9_22