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shipping

海運　—　People & places

Carrying goods and people by ship.

Netherlands — The three Anglo-Dutch wars / London and the North Sea
Netherlands　The three Anglo-Dutch wars ／ London and the North Sea

⚠ If a ship laden with silver sank, the payments for that year would halt. For a long time, the flow of currency was at the mercy of weather and shipping routes.