The First British Trade Expedition to China: Captain Weddell and the Courteen Fleet in Asia and Late Ming Canton

by Nicholas D. Jackson

In The First British Trade Expedition to China, Nicholas D. Jackson explores the pioneering British trade expedition to China launched in the late Ming period by Charles I and the Courteen Association. While utilizing the vivid and unique perspective of its commander, Captain John Weddell, this study concentrates on the fleet's adventures in south China between Portuguese Macao and the provincial capital, Guangzhou (Canton). Tracing the obscure...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9888754106
• ISBN13: 9789888754106
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"