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Group of 19th Century China Trade Documents and a Dutch Book

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$3,625$2,900
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3551TLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: January 14, 2021 12:00PM

Description:

Group of 19th Century China Trade Documents and a Dutch Book, a manuscript book of disbursements kept by W.S. Higgins for the ships Colchis, Thomas Perkins, and the bark Sarah H. Snow, 1853-1861; a manuscript daybook kept by Oliver Chandler for ironwork completed for numerous vessels between 1823 and 1827, (several pages overlaid with later sheets); approx. fifty documents related to trade at Calcutta and other ports, late 18th to mid-19th century; the book Het Gezantschap Der Neerlandtsche Oost-In-dische Compagnie, Amsterdam: Jacob Van Meurs, 1670; and approx. forty engravings of Chinese and English scenes, landscapes, and objects.
Estimate $200-300


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Keywords

Thomas Perkins, Sarah H. Snow, Jacob Van Meurs, Oliver Chandler, W.S. Higgins, Colchis, Amsterdam, Calcutta