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Abstract
Cyprus was an important medieval emporium, which maintained its commercial importance after the Ottoman conquest. The aims of this study are: to identify the consuls of Venice in Cyprus and their dragomans; to list the items of trade exported by the Venetians and the disagreements experienced between the merchants of Venice or the consuls in Cyprus and the Cyprus administrators in the first part of 17th century; and to investigate what the Venetian presence meant to the daily lives of the Cypriots. In addition, an attempt is made to illustrate Ottoman–Venetian relations from the Ottoman point of view, and to describe the role that the sea captains of Venice played in Ottoman trade between Cyprus and Istanbul in the second half of the 18th century. Finally, the Venetian consulate in Cyprus is compared with the one in Aleppo at the end of 18th century. The evidence used is derived principally from the records of the Nicosia cadi's court and of the Ottoman Prime Ministry archives in Istanbul.
