| ID: | 19974 |
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| Entry Text: | Riley, James C. "Mortality on Long Distance Voyages in the Eighteenth Century." J Econ His, 41 (September 1981): 651-56. Statistical study, Dutch East India Company voyages, 8 months each way: 17,092 persons, 84 vessels, 1730s; slower voyages, higher death rates; higher at sea than equvalent on land. |