British Power in the Mediterranean: Sea Protests and Notarial Practice in Nineteenth-century Malta.
This article investigates British presence in nineteenth-century Malta through the examination of 'sea protests': notarised documents that were produced when a ship reached port, which protected ship masters from liability for damages to ship or cargo that occurred at sea. These documents reveal som...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Imperial & Commonwealth History Vol. 50; no. 5; pp. 829 - 860 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct2022
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