ABSTRACT

First Published in 1966.This volume adds to maritime history with information on trade in the Eastern Seas from 1793 to 1813. It is a description of conditions not a narrative of events.

chapter Chapter I|28 pages

The India House

chapter Chapter II|40 pages

British India

chapter Chapter III|29 pages

Trade to the East

chapter Chapter IV|23 pages

The Eastern Seas

chapter Chapter V|43 pages

East Indiamen

chapter Chapter VI|27 pages

The Shipping Interest

chapter Chapter VII|35 pages

The Maritime Service

chapter Chapter VIII|38 pages

The Voyage

chapter Chapter IX|40 pages

Passengers

chapter Chapter X|13 pages

Naval Protection

chapter Chapter XI|40 pages

The Country Trade

chapter Chapter XII|9 pages

The End of Monopoly