I was interested in this book after coming across "Financing Whaling Ventures: A Case Study on Long Lays on Greasy Voyages" with Jonas Peter Akins.
Is the Charter of modern day project management from the Queen times? Committees do not seem to be new. Managerial negligence.

The beginning of the corporate as a body.

When you sell ships, you are powering others voyages too.

Payments is always an issue.

"Lacking a modern bank account, the company, as with Cordell above, often made payments through members who fronted their own money or credit."

History is geography

Preservation of Woods for navy ships decree. By then coal was being used in Britain for heating purposes, paving way for Renaissance too along with the The Coal Question. With coal, it was possible to make their own salt by heating unlike France which could let the sea water evaporate. If Britain wasnt a cold country, would the energy transitions have been different? How would the population growth be different? Interesting to check how different nations moved to different energy resources.

Climate Independence

From the beginning it has always been about enjoying produce of different weathers. Now we have produce all year around from different countries. Then it was spices and other things possible only in different climates.

Success of the Voyage

Long term funding, multiple voyage strategy instead of each for his own.

Different terms

strong room

near-term

Because it is a scholarly book, it is different pace alng with mnay references and quotes.