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The Jardine-Matheson Global Network
12019-11-18T17:22:58-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f354A path through the Jardine-Matheson global networkgoogle_maps52352019-12-09T13:03:19-05:001832-1838Peter ThillyPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42This path traces out a collection of key sites, people, and practices within the Jardine-Matheson Company's global network during the mid-1830s. Users are encouraged to employ the map above to navigate through the network according to their own interests. Alternatively, users can scroll down to the bottom of this page and follow a path through the network that radiates outward from the opium station at Shenhu Bay in Fujian operated by John Rees and the Shi lineage.
12019-11-18T17:22:58-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fTreacherous Waters: The Coastal Opium Trade in 1830s FujianPeter Thilly11Peter D. Thillyimage_header2019-12-11T09:36:44-05:0024.66755, 118.643911832-1838Peter ThillyOpium, Opium Smuggling, Fujian, Yakou Village, Jinjiang County, Jardine-Matheson, Opium WarPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
Contents of this path:
12019-11-18T17:23:00-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fThe Rees Brothers: Big and Little Li2John and Thomas Rees, aka Big and Little Li, competing opium merchantsplain2019-12-09T11:47:55-05:0024.65121, 118.675461836-05-17Peter ThillyPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
12019-11-18T17:22:56-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fChimmo (Shenhu) Bay6An opium depot on the China coast located between Xiamen and Quanzhou.plain2019-12-11T09:58:24-05:0024.65121, 118.675461836-01-18Peter ThillyPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
12019-11-18T17:22:59-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fLintin5A description of Lintin, the primary opium depot in the Pearl River Delta.plain2019-12-10T10:18:38-05:0022.40548, 113.811591820-1839Peter ThillyPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
12019-11-18T17:22:56-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fCanton (Guangzhou)6The foreign factories at Canton was a key site for negotiation between British firms and Chinese merchantsplain2019-12-10T10:19:55-05:0023.11997, 113.22799Guangzhou, Canton, ChinaPeter ThillyPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
12019-11-18T17:22:59-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fMacao4Macao was a central location for Anglo-Chinese networking in the opium tradeplain2019-12-10T10:20:25-05:0022.19972, 113.54638Peter ThillyPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
12019-11-18T17:22:59-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fSingapore3Singapore was the key point of transshipment between India and Chinaplain2019-12-09T12:04:29-05:001.35376, 103.86251836/2/26Peter ThillyPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
1media/redRover.Cropped.jpg2019-11-18T17:22:56-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fCalcutta2Calcutta was the site of auction for Bengal opium from the Patna and Benares regions.plain2019-12-09T12:05:27-05:0022.57264, 88.36389Peter ThillyPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
12019-11-18T17:22:59-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fPatna2A description of opium production in Patna, Indiaplain2019-12-09T12:08:07-05:0025.59409, 85.13756Peter ThillyPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
12019-11-18T17:22:55-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fBenares (Varanasi)2Benares (Varanasi) was one of the primary opium growing regions supplying the Calcutta opium market.plain2019-12-09T12:10:11-05:0025.31764, 82.97391Peter ThillyPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
12019-11-18T17:22:55-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fBombay (Mumbai)2Bombay was the site of auction for Malwa opium bound for China.plain2019-12-09T12:11:21-05:0019.07598, 72.87765Peter ThillyPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
12019-11-18T17:22:59-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fMalwa3Malwa was an alternate site of opium production in India, competing with BEIC product from Patna and Benares.plain2019-12-09T13:01:06-05:0022.71956, 75.85772Peter ThillyPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
12019-11-18T17:22:59-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fLondon3London was the political and financial center of Jardine-Matheson's operationsplain2019-12-09T12:28:16-05:0051.50735, -0.12775Peter ThillyPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42