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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
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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, Yale University
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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, Yale University
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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, 2013MacMillan Center, Yale University
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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, 2013Yale University
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Order list send by the Dutch East India Company to Batavia in 1698 (Nationaal Archief, VOC, The Hague) archief)
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Sales Catalogue from the
Swedish East India Comany (the cargo of
Ulrica Elenora) printed 1735,
Gothenburg (Rigsarkivet,
Copenhagen, Vestindisk-
guineisk)
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Smugglers at work
A sloop with Dutchmen and their Goods, China c.1725-50. Ivory, I, 16
cm. Rijksmuseum, INV. NO. NG-1994-12
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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
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A PAIR OF ANTIQUE CHINESE MIRROR PICTURES circa 1790. Mirror paintings still retained their original Chinese hardwood frames. ©Jeremy.ltd
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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
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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
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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
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