Tables
2-1 Vessel arrivals in Hamburg from destinations beyond Cape Finisterre and from the Mediterranean, 1791â1800 55
2-2 Tonnage of Hamburgâs merchant vessels, 1672â1792 64
2-3 Number of Hamburg-flagged vessels, 1798â1858 66
2-4 Annual average of direct departures from Hamburg to non-European destinations, 1816â1840 69
4-1 Hamburg marine insurance companies in 1823 97
4-2 Premiums and losses of hull and grain cargo insurances, 1820â1822 101
C-1 Average premium quotations in the Amsterdam and the Hamburg marine insurance markets, 1766â1779 273
A1-1 Hamburg premium quotations, 1736â1762 281
A1-2 Hamburg premium quotations, 1762â1820 282
A1-3 Hamburg premium quotations, 1821â1834 283
A1-4 Hamburg premium quotations, 1835â1859 284
A1-5 Lübeck premium quotations for Baltic Sea ports, 1736â1859 286
A1-6 Other Baltic Sea portsâ premium quotations, 1821â1859 286
A1-7 Other European portsâ premium quotations, 1782â1842 289
A1-8 Other European portsâ premium quotations, 1821â1859 290
A2-1 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations in the North Atlantic, 1736â1859 291
A2-2 Arkhangelsk premium quotations, 1782â1834 295
A2-3 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations in Norway, 1736â1859 297
A2-4 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations from the German North Sea Coast to the Sound, 1736â1859 301
A2-5 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations in the Netherlands, 1736â1859 305
A2-6 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations on the British Isles, 1736â1859 309
A2-7 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations at the French Atlantic coast, 1736â1859 313
A2-8 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations at the Iberian Atlantic coast, 1736â1859 317
A2-9 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations in the Western Mediterranean, 1736â1859 321
A2-10 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations in the Eastern Mediterranean, 1736â1859 325
A2-11 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations in the Baltic Sea, 1736â1859 329
A2-12 Lübeck premium quotations for destinations in the Southern Baltic Sea, 1736â1859 333
A2-13 Lübeck premium quotations for destinations in the Northern Baltic Sea, 1736â1859 337
A2-14 Amsterdam and London premium quotations for destinations in the Baltic Sea, 1782â1821 341
A2-15 Bordeaux premium quotations for destinations in the Baltic Sea, 1782â1821 343
A2-16 Portugalâs premium quotations for destinations in the Baltic Sea, 1782â1821 345
A2-17 Mediterranean portsâ premium quotations for destinations in the Baltic Sea, 1782â1821 347
A2-18 Hamburg premium quotations for the Iberian transatlantic routes, 1736â1820 349
A2-19 Hamburg premium quotations for North American destinations, 1804â1859 352
A2-20 Premium quotations for Saint Thomas, 1782â1842 354
A2-21 Hamburg premium quotations for Caribbean destinations, 1804â1859 356
A2-22 Hamburg premium quotations for South American destinations and California, 1820â1859 358
A2-23 Saint Petersburg premium quotations for American destinations, 1821â1834 359
A2-24 Premium quotations for destinations in East India, 1762â1820/34 360
A2-25 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations in the Indian Ocean, 1820â1859 362
Graphs
2-1 Hamburgâs seaborne trade, 1733â1798 52
2-2 Hamburgâs seaborne imports from Northwest Europe, 1733â1798 53
2-3 Vessel arrivals in Hamburg according to their flag, 1633â1820 54
2-4 Hamburgâs foreign trade (only duty paid goods), 1820â1844 60
2-5 Hamburgâs foreign trade, 1845â1859 61
2-6 Hamburgâs direct trade with non-European destinations, 1837/38 and c.1850 62
2-7 German commercial settlements in non-European countries, 1844/45 62
2-8 Vessel arrivals and departures in and from Hamburg, 1836â1851 68
2-9 Steam-powered vessels in Hamburg and their voyages, 1838â1852 70
2-10 Vessels in packet shipping from Hamburg to North America, 1836â1860 70
4-1 The sales at the Hamburg marine insurance market, 1836â1848 97
4-2 The development of the Hamburg insurance market, 1798â1859 109
4-3 Premiums for voyages into the Mediterranean, 1791â1805 110
5-1 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations in the North Atlantic, 1736â1859 125
5-2 Arkhangelsk premium quotations, 1782â1834 129
5-3 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations in Norway, 1736â1859 132
5-4 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations from the German North Sea coast to the Sound, 1736â1859 141
5-5 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations in the Netherlands, 1736â1859 146
5-6 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations on the British Isles, 1736â1859 156
5-7 Hamburgâs maritime traffic to the ports at the French Atlantic coast, 1760â1789 161
5-8 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations at the French Atlantic coast, 1736â1859 164
5-9 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations at the Iberian Atlantic coast, 1736â1859 172
5-10 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations at the Bay of Biscay, 1736â1859 174
6-1 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations in the Western Mediterranean, 1736â1859 183
6-2 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations in the Eastern Mediterranean, 1736â1859 188
7-1 Hamburgâs seaborne trade with the Baltic Sea according to the Sound Toll Registers, 1736â1849 193
7-2 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations in the Baltic Sea, 1736â1859 197
7-3 Lübeck premium quotations for destinations in the southern Baltic Sea, 1736â1859 204
7-4 Lübeck premium quotations for destinations in the northern Baltic Sea, 1736â1859 205
7-5 Lübeck premium quotations for the most important destinations in the Baltic Sea, 1815â1859 208
7-6 Amsterdam and London premium quotations for destinations in the Baltic Sea, 1782â1821 213
7-7 Bordeaux premium quotations for destinations in the Baltic Sea, 1782â1842 215
7-8 Portugalâs premium quotations for destinations in the Baltic Sea, 1782â1820 217
7-9 Premium rates quoted in the Mediterranean for destinations in the Baltic Sea, 1782â1842 220
8-1 Hamburg premium quotations for the Iberian Transatlantic routes, 1736â1820 228
8-2 Hamburg premium quotations for North American destinations, 1804â1859 234
8-3 Premium quotations for Saint Thomas, 1782â1842 239
8-4 Hamburg premium quotations for Caribbean destinations, 1804â1859 244
8-5 Hamburg premium quotations for South American destinations and California, 1820â1859 251
8-6 Saint Petersburg premium quotations for American destinations, 1821â1834 254
9-1 Premium quotations for destinations in East India, 1762â1820/34 259
9-2 Hamburg premium quotations for destinations in the Indian Ocean, 1820â1859 266
C-1 Amsterdam premium quotations for Hamburg and Hamburg premium quotations for Amsterdam in comparison, 1766â1779 272
C-2 Amsterdam and Hamburg premium quotations for Venice in comparison, 1766â1779 274
Figure
1-1 Model of the development from sea loan to marine insurance 28
Maps
3-1 Premium quotations for destinations in Hamburgâs maritime trade, 1736â1762 81
3-2 Premium quotations for destinations in Hamburgâs maritime trade, 1762â1820 82
4-1 Premium quotations for destinations in Hamburgâs maritime trade, 1821â1834 116
4-2 Premium quotations for destinations in Hamburgâs maritime trade, 1835â1859 117
4-3 Premium quotations for destinations in Hamburgâs maritime trade, 1835â1859 â the global perspective 118