The commercial route to Italy and the Mediterranean Sea normally lay through Antwerp and over the Alps; any ships passing through the Strait of Gibraltar to or from England were likely to be Italian or Ragusan.
通往意大利及地中海的商路通常经过安特卫普并跨越阿尔卑斯山，而任何经由直布罗陀海峡前往或发自英格兰的船只一般都属意大利或拉古萨。