Gloucester Port Books, 1575-1765

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The aims of this dataset are to compile a computer database of Gloucester Port Books to study internal trade in the Severn Valley region; to formulate a standard approach to the computerisation of port books; to undertake case studies in trade and industry using port book and other evidence.

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The Exchequor Port Books are a unique and invaluable source for studying coastal trade from the late 16th to the early 18th centuries. They record in detail the movement of boats which passed on coastal voyages between domestic ports and havens, naming operators and boats involved in the trade and describing the cargoes carried. The Gloucester Port Books database describes some 2 million discrete entities of information relating to the movement, organisation and operation of goods traded coastally. These data will facilitate research into a wide range of topics including the importance of waterborne trade with details of the range of goods carried in all economic sectors, the impact of river navigation on industry, and the role of river trade in early modern industrial development.

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Identifier
DOI https://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-3218-1
Metadata Access https://datacatalogue.cessda.eu/oai-pmh/v0/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_ddi25&identifier=7f48c8438323995a652bcd20c689d1e12f4aeb78c138dec52a5d30766a04679b
Provenance
Creator Hussey, D., University of Wolverhampton, School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Wanklyn, M., University of Wolverhampton, School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Milne, G., University of Wolverhampton, School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Wakelin, P., University of Wolverhampton, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Publisher UK Data Service
Publication Year 1996
Funding Reference Economic and Social Research Council
Rights Copyright University of Wolverhampton; <p>The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.</p><p>Use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee.</p>
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Representation
Resource Type Text; Numeric
Discipline Economics; History; Humanities; Social and Behavioural Sciences
Spatial Coverage Gloucestershire; England