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Collection of India Office Records from the British Library, London. Includes royal charters, correspondence, trading diaries, minutes of council meetings and reports of expeditions, among other document types. Charts the history of British trade and rule in the Indian subcontinent and beyond from 1600 to 1947.
Additional Information:
From sixteenth century origins as a trading venture to the East Indies, through to its rise a powerful company and de facto ruler of India, to its demise amid allegations of greed and corruption, the East India Company was an extraordinary force in global history for three centuries.
Includes access to the follow Modules:
East India Company Module 1: Trade, Governance, and Empire, 1600-1947
East India Company Module 2: Factory Records for the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia
East India Company Module 3: Factory Records for China, Japan and the Middle East
East India Company Module 4: Correspondence - Early Voyages, Formation and Conflict
Coverage: 1600-1947
Vendor: Adam Matthew
Producer: British Library
Interlibrary Loan Type: Secure Electronic Transmission Permitted
Simultaneous User Limit: Unlimited simultaneous users