Trade and travel in the Far East, or, recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China



Digitised Book 216.73.216.165 (0)

1846

Trade and travel in the Far East, or, recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China

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The author provides a personal narrative of his travels to Java, Singapore, Malacca, Penang, Calcutta, China, as well as New South Wales in Australia in the early part of the 19th century, with special focus and observations on the trade and commercial activities of these countries. Included in the appendices are the author's proposals concerning China mails as well as British interests in Borneo.

Subjects

Voyages and travels Java--Description and travel Singapore--Description and travel Australia--Description and travel China--Description and travel East Asia--Commerce--History Australia--Commerce--History

Categories

Description and travel History Economy 1826-1867 Straits settlements Malay archipelago Places of interest Trade and industry

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Title
Trade and travel in the Far East, or, recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China
Creators
  • Davidson, G. F.
Subject
  • Voyages and travels
  • Java--Description and travel
  • Singapore--Description and travel
  • Australia--Description and travel
  • China--Description and travel
  • East Asia--Commerce--History
  • Australia--Commerce--History
Publisher
  • Madden & Malcolm, 1846
  • National Library Board Singapore, 1846
Digital Description
application/pdf, 19170 KB, 332 p.
Table of Contents
  • Preface -- ch. I. Java: first impressions of Batavia -- ch. II. Java: Samarang -- ch. III. Singapore: advantageous position of Singapore -- ch. IV. Singapore: trade of Singapore -- ch. V. Dutch settlements: Dutch settlement of Rhio -- ch. VI. Malacca and Penang -- ch. VII. Calcutta: first view of Calcutta -- ch. VIII. New South Wales: voyage from Singapore to Sydney -- ch. IX. New South Wales: township of Maitland -- ch. X. New South Wales: bush-rangers -- ch. XI. New South Wales: the hot winds -- ch. XII. New South Wales: causes of the recent distresses -- ch. XIII. New South Wales: elements of prosperity still existing -- ch. XIV. New South Wales: classes of society in Sydney -- ch. XV. China: description of Macao -- ch. XVI. China: advantageous position of Hong Kong -- ch. XVII. China: first view of Canton -- ch. XVIII. Necessity of appointing British consuls in Spanish and Dutch colonies -- Appendix I. Plan for the acceleration of China mails -- Appendix II. Memorandum on Borneo, and Mr. Brook's settlement on that island.
Copyright
  • All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2005.