American baroque pearls and the nature of empire, 1492-1700 /

American baroque pearls and the nature of empire, 1492-1700 /

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"American baroque charts Spain's exploitation of Caribbean pearl fisheries to trace the genesis of its maritime empire. In the 1500s, licit and illicit trade in the jewel gave rise to global networks, connecting the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean to the pearl-producing regions of the Chesap...

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Author / Creator: Warsh, Molly A. (Author)
Author / Contributor:Warsh, Molly A.,
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Imprint: Williamsburg, Virginia : Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture ; Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Pearl industry and trade > Caribbean Area > History > 16th century.
Pearl industry and trade > Caribbean Area > History > 17th century.
Pearls > Political aspects > History.
Spain > Colonies > History > 16th century.
Spain > Colonies > History > 17th century.
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