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荐书 | 《荷兰东印度公司与中国的茶叶贸易(1757-1781)》



作者:Liu Yong

出版信息:Brill,2007



CONTENTS


Acknowledgements         xiii

Abbreviations            xv

Notes on spelling        xvi

Glossary xvii

Explanation of the units of measurements    xxii


Introduction  1


Outline of the VOC tea trade with China 2

Previous research 5

Subject and framework 10

Source materials 11


Chapter One: The China Committee and its management of the direct China trade 17


Introduction 17

Preparations for an improved management of the China trade 17

Establishment of the China Committee 23

Instructions of the China Committee  26

1. To the Company servants on the China ships and in China 28

2. To the High Government in Batavia  34

Trade goods and funds sent from the Dutch Republic 36

The China Committee’s demands for the VOC teas38

Conclusion 39


Chapter Two: Batavia’s role in the direct China trade   43


Introduction 43

Batavia’s contributions to the direct China trade  44

1. Supply of trade goods 44

2. Supplementing trade funds 49

3. Complement of equipment and personnel 50

4. Assistance with instructions 51

Benefits to Batavia from the direct China trade 55

1. Commodities for use in Batavia 55

2. Gold for the intra-Asian trade 59

Conclusion 63


Chapter Three: The purchase of the “VOC teasin Canton 65


Introduction 65

The “VOC teas68

The “VOC tea-supplying agents 74

The “VOC teaprocurements 79

Conclusion 89


Chapter Four: The Dutch-Chinese-European triangle in China 91


Introduction 91

Protests against the establishment of the Co-hong 92

Purchase of the Herstelder 101

Recapture of the Goede Hoop 111

Conclusion 117


Chapter Five: The sale of the “VOC teasin Europe   119


Introduction  119

Company auctions of the “VOC teas119

Domestic distribution of the “VOC teas131

Re-export of the “VOC teas141

Conclusion 142


Chapter Six: The “Golden Ageof the tea trade and its conclusion 145


The “Golden Ageof the tea trade    145

Conclusion of the “Golden Age”  149

Notes 153


Appendices 177


1. Precious metals brought by the VOC China ships into Canton,

1758-1794 177

2. Assessments of the merchandise imported by the VOC into

Canton, 1758-1793  178

3. Tea-supplying agents of the VOC in Canton, 1762-1780 204

4. Teas exported from Canton to the Dutch Republic, 1742-1794 212

5. Teas sent from Batavia to the Dutch Republic, 1730-1787 223

6. Teas auctioned by the VOC in the Dutch Republic, 1729-1790 227

7. Prices of teas at the Company auctions by the VOC Chambers,

1777-1780 233

8. Auctions of teas held by the Zeeland Chamber, 1758-1776  237

9. Selling prices of Bohea and Souchong on the Amsterdam

Commodity Exchange, 1732-1795 259

10. Selling prices of teas by several tea-dealers in Amsterdam,

1776-1795 260

11. Average wages: Western and Eastern Netherlands, 1725-1790 262


Bibliography 263

Index 271

 

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