Statuette of Captain Jacob Beckmann
In 1732, a new Royal Chartered Danish Asiatic Company was founded. It replaced several ill-fated predecessors, but with this new company Danish trade east of the Cape was placed in secure and monopolised hands.¹ The company sent ships to both India – the colonies of Tranquebar in Tamil and later Fre...
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| Zusammenfassung: | In 1732, a new Royal Chartered Danish Asiatic Company was founded. It replaced several ill-fated predecessors, but with this new company Danish trade east of the Cape was placed in secure and monopolised hands.¹ The company sent ships to both India – the colonies of Tranquebar in Tamil and later Frederiksnagore in Bengal – and to the Danish factory, that is, the trade office, in China, located in Canton together with the other European factories. From this site at the mouth of the Pearl River, European trade was commissioned via Chinese merchants acting as brokers, a system that kept control |
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