The Present Position and Prospects of the British Trade with China: Together with an Outline of Some Leading Occurrences in Its Past History by James Matheson

The Present Position and Prospects of the British Trade with China: Together with an Outline of Some Leading Occurrences in Its Past History

James Matheson

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James Matheson (1796 1878) became a leading taipan, with significant influence and power in Hong Kong. When this pamphlet was published, in 1836, he was still trading from Canton (Guangzhou) and, following the abolition of the East India Company's...

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