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The Jardine-Matheson Global Network
12019-11-18T17:22:58-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f351A path through the Jardine-Matheson global networkgoogle_maps2019-11-18T17:22:58-05:001832-1838Peter ThillyKate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fThis path traces out a collection of key sites, people, and practices within the Jardine-Matheson Company's global network, radiating outward from the opium station at Shenhu Bay in Fujian operated by John Rees and the Shi lineage.
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12019-11-18T17:22:58-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fTreacherous Waters: The Coastal Opium Trade in 1830s FujianPeter Thilly6Peter D. Thillyimage_header2019-12-05T11:55:51-05:0024.66755, 118.643911832-1838Peter ThillyOpium, Opium Smuggling, Fujian, Yakou Village, Jinjiang County, Jardine-Matheson, Opium WarPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
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12019-11-18T17:23:00-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fThe Rees Brothers: Big and Little Li1John and Thomas Rees, aka Big and Little Li, competing opium merchantsplain2019-11-18T17:23:00-05:0024.65121, 118.675461836-05-17Peter ThillyKate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f
12019-11-18T17:22:56-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fChimmo (Shenhu) Bay1An opium depot on the China coast located between Xiamen and Quanzhou.plain2019-11-18T17:22:56-05:0024.65121, 118.675461836-01-18Peter ThillyKate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f
12019-11-18T17:22:59-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fLintin1A description of Lintin, the primary opium depot in the Pearl River Delta.plain2019-11-18T17:22:59-05:0022.40548, 113.811591820-1839Peter ThillyKate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f
12019-11-18T17:22:56-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fCanton (Guangzhou)1The foreign factories at Canton was a key site for negotiation between British firms and Chinese merchantsplain2019-11-18T17:22:56-05:0023.11997, 113.22799Guangzhou, Canton, ChinaPeter ThillyKate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f
12019-11-18T17:22:59-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fMacao1Macao was a central location for Anglo-Chinese networking in the opium tradeplain2019-11-18T17:22:59-05:0022.19972, 113.54638Peter ThillyKate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f
12019-11-18T17:22:59-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fSingapore1Singapore was the key point of transshipment between India and Chinaplain2019-11-18T17:22:59-05:001.35376, 103.86251836/2/26Peter ThillyKate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f
1media/redRover.Cropped.jpg2019-11-18T17:22:56-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fCalcutta1Calcutta was the site of auction for Bengal opium from the Patna and Benares regions.plain2019-11-18T17:22:56-05:0022.57264, 88.36389Peter ThillyKate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f
12019-11-18T17:22:59-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fPatna1A description of opium production in Patna, Indiaplain2019-11-18T17:22:59-05:0025.59409, 85.13756Peter ThillyKate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f
12019-11-18T17:22:55-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fBenares (Varanasi)1Benares (Varanasi) was one of the primary opium growing regions supplying the Calcutta opium market.plain2019-11-18T17:22:55-05:0025.31764, 82.97391Peter ThillyKate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f
12019-11-18T17:22:55-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fBombay (Mumbai)1Bombay was the site of auction for Malwa opium bound for China.plain2019-11-18T17:22:55-05:0019.07598, 72.87765Peter ThillyKate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f
12019-11-18T17:22:59-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fMalwa1Malwa was an alternate site of opium production in India, competing with BEIC product from Patna and Benares.plain2019-11-18T17:22:59-05:0022.71956, 75.85772Peter ThillyKate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f
12019-11-18T17:22:59-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fLondon1London was the political and financial center of Jardine-Matheson's operationsplain2019-11-18T17:22:59-05:0051.50735, -0.12775Peter ThillyKate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f
12019-11-18T17:22:59-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fMap: The Jardine-Matheson Global Network1Interactive Map of the Jardine-Matheson Global Networkgoogle_maps2019-11-18T17:22:59-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f
