Across the oceans : development of the overseas business information transmission 1815-1875 / Seija-Riitta Laakso.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laakso, Seija-Riitta, author.

Series:

Studia Fennica. Historica ; 13.

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Studia Fennica. Historica ; 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International trade--History--19th century.

International trade.

Postal service--International cooperation--History--19th century.

Postal service.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (459 pages) : illustrations (some colour), maps.

Place of Publication:

Helsinki : Finnish Literature Society / SKS, [2016]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"In the early 19th century, the only way to transmit information was to send letters across the oceans by sailing ships or across land by horse and coach. Growing world trade created a need and technological development introduced options to improve general information transmission. Starting in the 1830s, a network of steamships, railways, canals and telegraphs was gradually built to connect different parts of the world. The book explains how the rate of information circulation increased many times over as mail systems were developed. Nevertheless, regional differences were huge. While improvements on the most significant trade routes between Europe, the Americas and East India were considered crucial, distant places such as California or Australia had to wait for gold fever to become important enough for regular communications. The growth of passenger services, especially for emigrants, was a major factor increasing the number of mail sailings. The study covers the period from the Napoleonic wars to the foundation of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and includes the development of overseas business information transmission from the days of sailing ships to steamers and the telegraph."

Notes:

"Print First published in 2007 by the Finnish Literature Society"--copyright page.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print record, CIP data from the publisher, and e-publication e-publication, viewed on October 02, 2020.

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Print version:

ISBN:

9789522228086

9789522228093

OCLC:

1030821122

Publisher Number:

10.21435/sfh.13

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access