A History of the Levant CompanyFirst Published in 1964. The main purpose of this study is to look at the many sides of the Levant Company from its foundation, the early years of 1583 to 1605 and to its decline in the 1830s. The Levant Company was an English chartered company with Elizabeth I of England approving its initial charter on 11 September 1592, in order to maintain trade and political alliances with the Ottoman Empire. It includes manuscripts from the Public Record Office, printed materials and documented voyages and travels. |
Contents
I The Foundation of the Levant Company | 1 |
II The Early Years 15831605 | 15 |
III Prosperity and Adversity | 42 |
IV The Factories in the Levant | 59 |
V The Embassy and its Occupants 15831660 | 80 |
VI The Central Period of the Companys History 16601718 | 95 |
VII The Central Period of the Companys History 16601718 continued | 114 |
VIII Decline | 136 |
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