1453
Constantinople’s fall is not the death of east-west trade. It is a reminder that middlemen can be replaced by keels.
Portuguese captains are already treating oceans like roads. The long thread unravels into many shorter, wetter ones.
1453
Constantinople’s fall is not the death of east-west trade. It is a reminder that middlemen can be replaced by keels.
Portuguese captains are already treating oceans like roads. The long thread unravels into many shorter, wetter ones.