作者：Liu Yong
出版信息：Brill,2007
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements xiii
Abbreviations xv
Notes on spelling xvi
Glossary xvii
Explanation of the units of measurements xxii
Introduction 1
Outline of the VOC tea trade with China 2
Previous research 5
Subject and framework 10
Source materials 11
Chapter One: The China Committee and its management of the direct China trade 17
Introduction 17
Preparations for an improved management of the China trade 17
Establishment of the China Committee 23
Instructions of the China Committee 26
1. To the Company servants on the China ships and in China 28
2. To the High Government in Batavia 34
Trade goods and funds sent from the Dutch Republic 36
The China Committee’s demands for the “VOC teas” 38
Conclusion 39
Chapter Two: Batavia’s role in the direct China trade 43
Introduction 43
Batavia’s contributions to the direct China trade 44
1. Supply of trade goods 44
2. Supplementing trade funds 49
3. Complement of equipment and personnel 50
4. Assistance with instructions 51
Benefits to Batavia from the direct China trade 55
1. Commodities for use in Batavia 55
2. Gold for the intra-Asian trade 59
Conclusion 63
Chapter Three: The purchase of the “VOC teas” in Canton 65
Introduction 65
The “VOC teas” 68
The “VOC tea”-supplying agents 74
The “VOC tea” procurements 79
Conclusion 89
Chapter Four: The Dutch-Chinese-European triangle in China 91
Introduction 91
Protests against the establishment of the Co-hong 92
Purchase of the Herstelder 101
Recapture of the Goede Hoop 111
Conclusion 117
Chapter Five: The sale of the “VOC teas” in Europe 119
Introduction 119
Company auctions of the “VOC teas” 119
Domestic distribution of the “VOC teas” 131
Re-export of the “VOC teas” 141
Conclusion 142
Chapter Six: The “Golden Age” of the tea trade and its conclusion 145
The “Golden Age” of the tea trade 145
Conclusion of the “Golden Age” 149
Notes 153
Appendices 177
1. Precious metals brought by the VOC China ships into Canton,
1758-1794 177
2. Assessments of the merchandise imported by the VOC into
Canton, 1758-1793 178
3. Tea-supplying agents of the VOC in Canton, 1762-1780 204
4. Teas exported from Canton to the Dutch Republic, 1742-1794 212
5. Teas sent from Batavia to the Dutch Republic, 1730-1787 223
6. Teas auctioned by the VOC in the Dutch Republic, 1729-1790 227
7. Prices of teas at the Company auctions by the VOC Chambers,
1777-1780 233
8. Auctions of teas held by the Zeeland Chamber, 1758-1776 237
9. Selling prices of Bohea and Souchong on the Amsterdam
Commodity Exchange, 1732-1795 259
10. Selling prices of teas by several tea-dealers in Amsterdam,
1776-1795 260
11. Average wages: Western and Eastern Netherlands, 1725-1790 262
Bibliography 263
Index 271
