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, 2013
MacMillan 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, 2013
Yale 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,
Vestindiskguineisk)
Smugglers at work
A sloop with Dutchmen and their
Goods, China c.1725-50. Ivory, I, 16
cm. Rijksmuseum, INV. NO. NG1994-12
The choice of the private
trader: special commissions
and souvenirs on glass
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
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
Model in ivory of a Chinese pleasure barge,
mid-18th century, Osterley Park. ©National
Trust
Chinese lacquered chair with the
Child coat of arms. ©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
Space allocated for homeward private trade on the China ship York (499 t) 1750-51
Rank
Chests
bundles
boxes
tubs
Supercargo
5
9
Supercargo
4
20
Commander
181
543
baskets
2
Number of total containers
16
24
14
20
Chief Mate
6
6
12
2nd Mate
6
5
11
3rd Mate
3
2
5
4th Mate
3
2
5
1
1
5th Mate
30
788
6th Mate
3
Purser
6
3
9
Surgeon
3
3
6
Midshipman
3
3
Seamen
3
3
Licenced individuals
4
7
3
3
14