Age of Invention: The Dutch Salten Age

You’re reading Age of Invention, my newsletter on the causes of the British Industrial Revolution and the history of innovation, which goes out to 32,000 people. This is the third instalment of this year’s special, monthly series on unsung materials. To stay tuned and support the project, subscribe here:Subscribe nowIt’s difficult to appreciate salt’s historical significance because it’s now so abundant. Societies used to worry about salt supplies — for preparing and preserving food — as a matte...