Trade route
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A trade route is a logistical network identified as a series of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo. Ancient trade routes were long-distance networks used in the ancient
A Javanese jong, a large Javanese vessel from the 11th−17th century. Shown with the characteristic tanja sail of Southeast Asian Austronesians.
Much of the Radhanites' Indian Ocean trade would have depended on coastal cargo-ships such as this dhow.
For centuries, the Grand Trunk Road has served as the main artery for travel across Northern India. A scene from the Ambala cantonment during the days of the British Raj.
Lingling-o designs from the Philippines
Spice trade
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The spice trade involved historical civilizations in Asia, Northeast Africa and Europe. Spices, such as cinnamon, cassia, cardamom, ginger, pepper, nutmeg, star anise, clove, and turmeric, were known
The Silk Road (red) and spice trade routes (blue).
The spice trade from India attracted the attention of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, and subsequently the Roman Empire.
Spice Bazaar used for the spice trade during the Ottoman Empire in Istanbul
Image of Calicut, India from Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg's atlas Civitates orbis terrarum, 1572.