Whats the population of Braavos? Can you guess? How many ships they have? Where they get the wood to make their ships?

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racefortheironthrone:

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racefortheironthrone:

1. I’ve talked about the population here .
2. Given that they’ve got more than Volantis and Volantis has 300-500 (according to ADWD, The Iron Suitor), I would guess that Braavos has between 400-600 ships. 
3. They get the wood from the Braavosi coastline, or by trading for it.

One has to imagine that there’s a brisk lumber trade between the north and Braavos. Braavos is a quick jaunt across the narrow sea and the north has leagues and leagues of virgin forest. Sounds like a match made in heaven to me.

Sure, or to the east given the vast forests of Mussovy. 

Maybe, but Mossovy is WAYYYY the fuck out there. I think it might actually be the northern equivalent of a sea voyage from Braavos to Qarth, it’s that far away.

Actually, since I’ve busted out the map, New Ibbish might be a big lumber supplier. It’s got that huge wooden wall, which speaks to a people who have a great familiarity with lumber harvesting and processing, and they have access to the enormous forests of the Ifequevron,

I was more thinking the historical parallels to Russian pines.