| The Sound Toll at Elsinore: Politics, Shipping and the Collection of Duties 1429-1857 Contributor(s): Degn, Ole (Editor) |
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ISBN: 8763544709 ISBN-13: 9788763544702 Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press OUR PRICE: $84.15 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Maritime History & Piracy |
| Physical Information: 2.3" H x 6.5" W x 9.7" (3.83 lbs) 600 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: resund, or the Sound--the body of water separating Denmark from Sweden--has always been strategically important. Between 1429 and 1857, the Danish king levied a toll on ships traveling through the Sound. The logs that Denmark kept of those tolls are a unique piece of European history and are included in UNESCO's Memory of the World register. This book uses those logs to detail the toll's administration and history, discussing diplomatic crises, smuggling, and the threat of North American attack that hastened the toll's demise. |
Contributor Bio(s): Degn, Ole: - Ole Degn is a former senior researcher at the Provincial Archives of Northern Jutland. |