Users can zoom in on individual areas and search for information about each port, ship and journey. вЂњAt the start of the late medieval and Tudor period, English shippers were mainly coastal traders вЂ“ but by the end, Drake had set out on his voyage of circumnavigation and Walter Raleigh was close to planting England's first settlers on Roanoke Island in North America.вЂќДЇunded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the website of a database, searchable by port, crew or voyage and two interactive maps, showing shipping routes, departure points and destinations. Principle Investigator Dr Craig LambertВ says: вЂњOur website and maps give a fascinating insight into the structure of shipping in England and Wales during what was a period of fundamental importance to our history a time when the seeds of maritime empire were sown. Researchers have launched an interactive map and database which brings together an abundance of information about trading centres in England, Wales and the Channel Islands and the individual voyages which set sail from them. Historians at the University of Southampton have, for the first time, visually represented the complex and sophisticated nature of merchant trading routes and maritime ports operating during the late medieval and Tudor periods.

Published: 26В JanuaryВ 2018 Origin: University of Southampton Illustration of the carrack Henry Grace a Dieu.

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