Name

The overseas trade of the Isle of Man, 1576-1755

Description

A comprehensive academic study of Manx maritime commerce across nearly two centuries, examining customs records, livestock and hide exports, and the evolution of the island's role from modest trading post to smuggling entrepôt. Dickinson contextualizes the running trade within the broader framework of Irish Sea commerce and discusses the constitutional and economic factors leading to the 1765 Revestment.

Place

Whitehaven

Douglas

Castletown

Peel

Ramsey

Isle of Man

England

Ireland

Scotland

Liverpool

Wales

Cumberland

Dublin

Related To

Henry IV

James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl

Colonel William Christian (Virginia)

Charles Lutwidge

Sir John Stanley

John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl

Type

Financial Data

Type

Academic Paper

Identifier

MNHL, MS 10058 (Manx National Heritage Library, Waterbailiff's accounts, 1576-1755); National Archives references: NA, PRO, E190/1323/1, E190/1323/10, E190/1326/6, E190/1326/11, E190/1328/11, E190/1332/1

Language

English