Ep417: Tall ships and troubled trips

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After a rocky start, the Dutch managed to build enough wooden ships to take over the world, despite having no trees to speak of.

Here’s an article that outlines the Dutch economy during what is called their golden age.

Here’s a video about the Dutch East India Company.

Here’s a paper on what was learned about Dutch ship building from the wreck of one of their ships.

And here’s a video on 17th century Dutch ship building.