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Private Trade and Monopoly Structures: the East India Companies and the Commodity Trade to Europe in the Eighteenth Century Political Economy and Empire in the Early Modern World: May 3 and 4, 2013 MacMillan Center, Yale UniversityTRANSCRIPT
Private Trade and Monopoly Structures: the
East India Companies and the Commodity Trade to Europe in the Eighteenth Century
Political Economy and Empire in the Early Modern World May 3 and 4, 2013, Yale University
Private Trade and Monopoly Structures: the East India Companies and the Commodity Trade to
Europe in the Eighteenth Century
Political Economy and Empire in the Early Modern World May 3 and 4, 2013, Yale University
Private Trade and Monopoly Structures: the East India Companies and the Commodity Trade to Europe in the
Eighteenth Century
Political Economy and Empire in the Early Modern World: May 3 and 4, 2013MacMillan Center, Yale University
Private Trade and Monopoly Structures: the East India Companies and the Commodity Trade to
Europe in the Eighteenth Century
Political Economy and Empire in the Early Modern World: May 3 and 4, 2013Yale University
Order list send by the Dutch East India Company to Batavia in 1698 (Nationaal Archief, VOC, The Hague) archief)
Sales Catalogue from the
Swedish East India Comany (the cargo of
Ulrica Elenora) printed 1735,
Gothenburg (Rigsarkivet,
Copenhagen, Vestindisk-
guineisk)
Smugglers at work
A sloop with Dutchmen and their Goods, China c.1725-50. Ivory, I, 16
cm. Rijksmuseum, INV. NO. NG-1994-12
Chinese mirror painting in Rococo frame at Saltram, Devon. Mid-18th century. ©National Trust
Chinese reverse painting on glass of Captain Joseph Huddart (1741-1816),circa 1785. ©Bonhams
The choice of the private trader: special commissions and souvenirs on glass
A PAIR OF ANTIQUE CHINESE MIRROR PICTURES circa 1790. Mirror paintings still retained their original Chinese hardwood frames. ©Jeremy.ltd
Objects in private trade: lacquerware and ivory
Chinese lacquered chair with the Child coat of arms. ©National Trust
Model in ivory of a Chinese pleasure barge, mid-18th century, Osterley Park. ©National Trust
Indian textiles in private trade
A bamboo tree Palempore. Coromandel coast (India) for the European market, circa 1775. ©Jeremy ltd
Quilted cotton Banyan (morning gown), c.1770-1780 Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Rank Chests bundles boxes tubs baskets Number of total containers
Supercargo 5 9 2 16
Supercargo 4 20 24
Commander 181 543 14 20 30 788
Chief Mate 6 6 12
2nd Mate 6 5 11
3rd Mate 3 2 5
4th Mate 3 2 5
5th Mate 1 1
6th Mate 3 3
Purser 6 3 9
Surgeon 3 3 6
Midshipman 3 3
Seamen 3 3
Licenced individuals 4 7 3 14
Space allocated for homeward private trade on the China ship York (499 t) 1750-51