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English Factories in India.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Foster, William.
- Series:
- English Factories in India: a Calendar of Documents in the India Office, Etc Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Trade routes.
- Piracy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (380 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- English Factories in India : 1642-1645
- Place of Publication:
- Burlington : TannerRitchie Publishing, 2009.
- Summary:
- This work by William Foster is a meticulously curated collection of historical documents from the India Office archives, covering the period 1642-1645. It provides a detailed account of the activities and challenges faced by the English East India Company during the early years of the English Civil War. The book explores the Company's trade operations in regions such as Surat, Bantam, and the Coromandel Coast, highlighting financial difficulties, competition with the Dutch, and geopolitical disruptions. It also describes maritime ventures, including routes to Mokha, Basra, and Macao, and the impact of piracy and interlopers like Courteen's Association. The volume is an essential resource for historians and scholars studying British colonial trade, economic history, and early modern global commerce. Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9781441688712
- 1441688714
- OCLC:
- 1492952003
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