Pacific Steam Navigation Company, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Pacific Steam Navigation Company
- Shipping, Steam Ship, William Wheelwright
- Publisher:
- Lambert M. Surhone, Mariam T. Tennoe, Susan F. Henssonow
- Publisher:
- OmniScriptum, 03/2026
- Binding:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9783639949292
- Item number:
- 12664238
- Volume:
- 72 Pages
- Weight:
- 125 g
- Format:
- 220 x 150 mm
- Thickness:
- 5 mm
- Release date:
- 21.3.2026
- Note
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Caution: Product is not in German language
Blurb
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Pacific Steam Navigation Company (Spanish: Compañía de Vapores del Pacífico) was a commercial shipping company that operated in the Pacific coast of South America, and was the first to use steam ships for commercial traffic in the Pacific OceanThe company was founded by William Wheelwright in London in 1838 and began its operations in 1840 when two steam ships Chile and Peru were commissioned to carry mail. Early ports of call were Valparaíso, Coquimbo, Huasco, Copiapó, Cobija, Iquique, Arica, Islay, Pisco and Callao. In 1846 the company expanded its routes to include Huanchaco, Lambayeque, Paita, Guayaquil, Buenaventura and Panama City.
