The Changing Functions of a Rural Port: Dumfries, 1700-1850
This essay is a case study of the development of the Port of Dumfries, and the surrounding mercantile activity during the eighteenth and first half of the nineteenth century. Author Carol Hill argues that despite its small size, the Port of Dumfries was significant to both local and national economies. Using Dumfries, the essay also explores the changing function of ports due to the industrialisation of the shipping industry. The conclusion considers Dumfries a successful port, due to a willingness to adapt to change, especially in light of its limited facilities.
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1958 ◽
Vol 18
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pp. 556-573
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