Abstract
In the early modern age, oak was considered the most useful tree, not only for shipbuilding or house building, but also for charcoal making. This was due to the extraordinary qualities of its timber and the proximity of vast oak forest areas to shipyards and forges. Moreover, this was related to geography, which does not change so rapidly, and the observation that oaks grow in Guipúzcoa up to a height of 600–700 m. As a result, it was the most exploited and re-forested tree in Guipúzcoa during the Early Modern Ages; followed by chestnut, despite the fact that this has a shorter lifetime, and beech, which had not such a good characteristics.
This research has been carried out within the Inheritance and Cultural Landscapes Research Group (Project IT315-10), funded by the Basque Government, Department of Education, University and Research.
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AMF (Municipal Archive of Fuenterrabía), C, 5, II, 10, 1.
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AMH (Municipal Archive of Hernani), C, 5, I, 3, 4.
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AMR (Municipal Archive of Rentería), C, 5, V, 1, 5.
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AML (Municipal Archive of Legazpia), 167-9.
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AGG-GAO (General Archives of Guipúzcoa), R2.
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AGG-GAO, JD IM 2/17/4.
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AGG-GAO, JD IM 2/17/5.
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AML, 170–162, 3.
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AMOr (Municipal Archive of Ordizia), leg. 3, 1.
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AMH, C, 5, I, 3/4.
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AGG-GAO, JD AJI 2, 4, JD AJI 2, 5 and R 17.
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AGG-GAO, JD IM 2/13/75 and 81.
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AMT (Municipal Archive of Tolosa), C, 5, II, 1, 3.
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AMR, B, 6, 1, 1.
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Ruano, A.A. (2013). Guided Pollards and the Basque Woodland During the Early Modern Age. In: Rotherham, I. (eds) Cultural Severance and the Environment. Environmental History, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6159-9_10
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