China Trade and Empire. Jardine Matheson & Co and the origins of British rule in Hong Kong, 1827-1843

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Author(s) Le Pichon, Alain (ed)
Publication type Monograph
Year published 2006
Pages 626pp; illus
Publisher Oxford University Press for British Academy
Place Published Oxford

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Contains transcriptions of c260 out and in letters of William Jardine and James Matheson providing insight into the China trade, trade in particular commodities such as tea and opium, British exports to China, the East India Co and the end of its monopoly, Sino-British relations, etc