Danish naval administration and shipbuilding in the reign of Christian IV (1596-1648)

In the early 17th century Christian IV of Denmark created a highly impressive navy. This thesis investigates the uses to which the navy was put, and assesses the ships that were built to meet these needs. It shows that the Danish navy was for a time the largest state-owned navy in Europe and that th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bellamy, Martin
Published: University of Glasgow 1997
Subjects:
900
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.513123