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AI Reads Centuries-Old Handwriting to Reveal Britain's Vast Historic Shipping Trade
Researchers used AI to scan 100,000 pages of port books and found Europe drove most of England’s overseas trade in the late 17th century.
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AI reads centuries-old handwriting to reveal Britain's vast historic shipping trade
Historians have created a first-of-its-kind online interactive map, using data from hundreds of thousands of pages of centuries-old port records to chart Britain's growth into a dominant global trading nation.
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University of Southampton uses AI to map two centuries of British shipping and uncover Europe’s central role in trade
An interactive maritime database built from historic port books documents hundreds of thousands of voyages, more than 3,000 trading locations and unexpected cargoes. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs University of Southampton historians have used artificial intelligence to extract information from approximately 100,000 … Read the full press release →
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