Swedish Monarchy and the Copper Trade - The Copper Company, Deposit System, Amsterdam Market, 1600 1640

This is the story of Gustav II Adolf's efforts to improve efficiencies at the Stora Kopparberg, the largest copper mine in Europe and control the marketing of its bounty.

List of contents

Preliminary Notes, Introduction, Chapter One: The Stora Kopparberg, Chapter Two: The Älvsborg Ransom, Chapter Three: The Copper Company in the Early Years, Chapter Four: The Copper Company: The Years of Decline, Chapter Five: The Deposit System, Chapter Six: After the King, Conclusion, Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C, Appendix D, Appendix E, List of Illustrations, Bibliography, Index.

About the author

Lawrence Stryker studied European History at the University of Virginia where he earned a PhD before entering work as a metal commodities trader in New York City. He has been active as a trader for the last thirty-eight years and is currently the head of trading at DBlock Metals, LLC based in North Carolina.

Product details

• Authors: Lawrence Stryker
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.07.2024
• EAN: 9789048560813
• ISBN: 978-90-485-6081-3
• No. of pages: 298
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries