Transatlantic Transformations: Visualising Change over Time in the Liverpool-New York Trade Network, 1763-1833

Buchnea, Emily (2014) Transatlantic Transformations: Visualising Change over Time in the Liverpool-New York Trade Network, 1763-1833. Enterprise and Society: The International Journal of Business History, 15 (4). pp. 687-721. ISSN 1467-2227

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Abstract

In the early modern Atlantic world, trade brought communities and commodities closer together and, as a result, many merchants became linked in expansive networks of exchange. The unstable nature of long-distance trade meant that these networks were continually being transformed. The Liverpool–New York trade network, in particular, underwent many changes between 1763 and 1833. The article aims to demonstrate how the use of network visualizations over three distinct phases (1760–1790, 1790–1815, and 1815–1833) can elucidate these changes and provide a different approach for studying the development of this trading community. These visualizations will serve to illustrate the extent to which this network was dynamic and further our understanding of how merchant networks sustained longevity and coped with risks in the ever-changing Atlantic world.

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