[Canton factory records]
Contributors: India Office Library and Records
Publisher: India Office Library and India Office Records
Published: 1971
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Format: [microform]
Number of pages: 10
Subjects: Commerce; History; Sources; Archives; East India Company
Notes: From an early date the East India Company had made efforts to trade with China to obtain silks and porcelain. East India Company trade with China started in earnest in 1762 with the establishment of a factory at Canton. The Company’s monopoly on the China trade was abolished in 1833 with an agent remaining in Canton until 1840. The factory records detail the work of the Company's agents in establishing factories (trading posts) and promoting trade in the East.