Asia-Pacific in the Making of the Americas: Toward a Global HistoryMain MenuThe Spanish PacificThe China Trade Era19th-Century US PacificTimelineby Andrea LedesmaGalleryCollection of all images, documents, and photos featured on this site.AcknowledgementsCaroline Franka1a5e7e9a2c3dba76ecb2896a93bf66ac8d1635e
Old China Street, Canton, 1850s
12016-06-30T10:12:44-07:00Caroline Franka1a5e7e9a2c3dba76ecb2896a93bf66ac8d1635e84013Hand colored lithograph by William Heine, 1857, based on his engraving in Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853, and 1854, under the command of Commodore M.C. Perry, United States Navy, 1856. Note the small shopkeepersplain2016-09-21T08:07:39-07:00Anne S. K. Military Collection, John Hay LibraryAndrea Ledesma3398f082e76a2c1c8a9101d91a66e1d764540d34
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1media/ChinaTradeOldChinaSt.jpg2016-05-04T18:12:50-07:00The China Trade Era20image_header2813512019-08-11T07:44:12-07:00The Portuguese came to Guangzhou to establish trade relations as early as 1513. By the time other Europeans arrived, the Portuguese had a foothold in Macau and official escort duties up the Pearl River. The English and the Dutch established state-sponsored East Indies Companies in 1600 and 1602 respectively. The Anglo-Americans, while well aware of the significance and details of the East Indies trades, only established trade relations in China following independence from Britain—immediately following. The essays in this connection explore different topics related to the U.S. early republic's "Old China Trade" (1784-1842).
