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The Jardine-Matheson Global Network
12019-11-18T17:22:58-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f3516A path through the Jardine-Matheson global networksplash52352020-07-19T15:55:20-04:001832-1838Peter ThillyPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
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12019-11-18T17:22:58-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fTreacherous Waters: The Coastal Opium TradePeter Thilly27Peter D. Thillyimage_header48972020-07-20T09:56:31-04:0024.66755, 118.643911832-1838Peter ThillyOpium, Opium Smuggling, Fujian, Yakou Village, Jinjiang County, Jardine-Matheson, Opium WarPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
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12020-07-18T12:27:11-04:00Peter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42Introducing the Source14Introducing the Jardine-Matheson Company and Archiveplain2020-07-19T16:16:15-04:00Peter ThillyPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
12019-11-18T17:22:55-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fExploring the Jardine-Matheson Network14Landing page for exploring the Jardine-Matheson Networkplain2020-07-19T15:48:39-04:00Peter ThillyPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
12019-11-18T17:23:00-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fThe Rees Brothers: Big and Little Li7John and Thomas Rees, aka Big and Little Li, competing opium merchantsplain2020-07-18T13:43:39-04:0024.65121, 118.675461836-05-17Peter ThillyPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
12020-07-14T13:35:43-04:00Peter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42Sailors and Lascars7The laboring people who worked on the Jardine-Matheson shipsplain2020-07-14T13:54:57-04:004.69513, 96.7493915.29932, 74.12399-6.16519, 39.19891-4.04347, 39.668211.12712, 78.6568922.57264, 88.363895.41413, 100.3287514.59951, 120.9842124.47983, 118.0894223.6567, 116.6227522.19874, 113.5438712.78549, 45.01865LascarsPeter ThillyPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
12019-11-18T17:23:01-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fExperts in the Jardine-Matheson Network14Experts in the Jardine-Matheson Networkplain2020-07-19T15:51:59-04:00Peter ThillyPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
1media/10_-_hands_shaking_with_euro_bank_notes_inside_handshake_-_royalty_free,_without_copyright,_public_domain_photo_image_01.jpeg2019-11-18T17:22:57-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fCorruption and Bribery6Jardine-Matheson sources regarding corruption and bribery in the opium tradeplain2020-07-19T15:52:59-04:0024.65121, 118.675461835-1838Peter ThillyPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
12019-11-18T17:22:56-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fChimmo (Shenhu) Bay8An opium depot on the China coast located between Xiamen and Quanzhou.plain2020-02-03T11:35:50-05:0024.65121, 118.675461836-01-18Peter ThillyKate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f
12019-11-18T17:22:59-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fLintin8A description of Lintin, the primary opium depot in the Pearl River Delta.plain2020-02-03T11:37:20-05:0022.40548, 113.811591820-1839Peter ThillyKate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f
12019-11-18T17:22:56-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fCanton (Guangzhou)7The foreign factories at Canton was a key site for negotiation between British firms and Chinese merchantsplain2020-02-03T11:40:11-05:0023.11997, 113.22799Guangzhou, Canton, ChinaPeter ThillyKate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f
12019-11-18T17:22:59-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fMacao5Macao was a central location for Anglo-Chinese networking in the opium tradeplain2020-02-03T11:43:05-05:0022.19972, 113.54638Peter ThillyKate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f
12019-11-18T17:22:59-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fSingapore6Singapore was the key point of transshipment between India and Chinaplain2020-02-03T11:44:09-05:001.35376, 103.86251836/2/26Peter ThillyKate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f
1media/redRover.Cropped.jpg2019-11-18T17:22:56-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fCalcutta (Kolkata)8Calcutta was the site of auction for Bengal opium from the Patna and Benares regions.plain2020-07-20T09:41:59-04:0022.57264, 88.36389Peter ThillyPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
12019-11-18T17:22:59-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fPatna4A description of opium production in Patna, Indiaplain2020-02-05T12:12:32-05:0025.59409, 85.13756Peter ThillyKate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f
12019-11-18T17:22:55-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fBenares (Varanasi)3Benares (Varanasi) was one of the primary opium growing regions supplying the Calcutta opium market.plain2020-06-18T10:16:24-04:0025.31764, 82.97391Peter ThillyPeter Thilly31b16d536038527b575c94bfc34e976c8406bf42
12019-11-18T17:22:55-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fBombay (Mumbai)5Bombay was the site of auction for Malwa opium bound for China.plain2020-02-05T12:21:34-05:0019.07598, 72.87765Peter ThillyKate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f
12019-11-18T17:22:59-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fMalwa5Malwa was an alternate site of opium production in India, competing with BEIC product from Patna and Benares.plain2020-02-05T12:24:23-05:0022.71956, 75.85772Peter ThillyKate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f
12019-11-18T17:22:59-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fLondon6London was the political and financial center of Jardine-Matheson's operationsplain2020-02-05T12:26:36-05:0051.50735, -0.12775Peter ThillyKate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5f