European Agency Houses in Bengal, 1783-1833
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- Author(s) Singh, S B
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1966
- Pages 331pp
- Publisher K L Mukhopadhyay
- Place Published Calcutta
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:
Early study using sources located in India. Chapters include: 'Introductory' (sic); 'From agency house to multiple business'; 'The China remittance and the agency houses': '1783-1813' / '1813-1833'; 'Private export trade of Bengal': 'Great Britain' / 'South East Asia, New South Wales and Manila' / 'Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope and St Helena'; 'The French menace in the Indian Ocean'; 'Indigo and the agency houses'; 'The government and the agency houses'; 'Failure of the agency houses'. Includes much in particular on Palmer & Co