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This research examines the historical impact of the shipworm epidemic on coastal societies in North-Western Europe during the 18th century. It explores how this environmental crisis affected infrastructure, society, and innovations in shipping technology.
This transregional and interdisciplinary research proposal analyses the impact of the shipworm epidemic on coastal societies along the North Sea in the eighteenth century.
The shipworm is a mollusc that scavenges floating or submerged wood in a marine environment.
Lodged in the wooden hulls of returning East Indiamen, the shipworm was brought to Europe around 1730.
Within a few years the shipworm had destroyed man-made wooden structures all along the North Sea coast.
North-Western Europe faced a…
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