%0 Journal Article %T A floresta mercantil: explora£¿£¿o madeireira na capitania de Ilh¨¦us no s¨¦culo XVIII %A Dias %A Marcelo Henrique %J Revista Brasileira de Hist¨®ria %D 2010 %I Associa??o Nacional de Hist¨®ria - ANPUH %R 10.1590/S0102-01882010000100010 %X this article analyzes the processes of extraction, processing and trade of timber in the territory of the captaincy of ilh¨¦us, especially from the moment the portuguese crown started to operate this business directly. the analysis will fall on the scale, the administrative mechanisms, the fate of trade and its importance throughout the regional economy. %K timber %K captaincy of ilh¨¦us %K forestry. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0102-01882010000100010&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en