Description
Charles Lockyer’s ‘An account of the trade in India’ serves as a detailed historical document of early European commercial activities in Asia during the colonial period. This work provides an extensive examination of trading practices, regulations, and protocols essential for merchants engaged in the Indian trade.
The book includes practical price courants—current market prices—along with comprehensive tables documenting major trading settlements. Lockyer offers valuable descriptions of Fort St. George, Acheen, Malacca, Condore, Canton, Anjengo, and Muskat, providing readers with geographic, economic, and administrative insights into these critical trading hubs.
Beyond mere commercial information, this account reflects the complexities of 18th-century European-Asian trade networks, colonial governance structures, and mercantile practices. It remains an important historical source for scholars studying colonial history, trade economics, and the development of European trading posts across Asia.
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