Time-span
1595 - 1947
Subscription Type
SUBSCRIPTION
Publisher
Adam Matthew
Notes
  • Great Britain; Asia
Languages
English
Resource Types
Reference Source
Description
Digitized primary source materials (1600 to 1947) held by the British Library document British imperial history, maritime trade, global commerce, and the first multinational corporation. The collection includes royal charters, correspondence, trading diaries, minutes of council meetings and reports of expeditions, and more. Access is available to five modules: 1) Trade, Governance and Empire, 1600-1947; 2) Factory Records for South Asia and South-East Asia; 3) Factory Records for China, Japan and the Middle East; 4) Correspondence: Early Voyages, Formation and Conflict; and 5) Correspondence: Domestic Life, Governance and Territorial Expansion.

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