19世纪初期美国商船的广州贸易
文章摘要:18世纪二三十年代,荷兰、法国、丹麦等欧洲国家所设立的东印度公司纷纷派遣船只前往亚洲,大约半个世纪之后,美国才派出商船航驶到中国。15198121775年7月美国独立后,于1784年(清乾隆四十九年)派出第一艘开往中国广州进行贸易的商船。山茂召(Samuel Shaw)搭乘最早航驶至广州进行贸易的美国船,并将其航海经历记述于日记之中,云“中国皇后”号(“The Empress of China”)于1784年2月22日从纽约扬帆入海,绕过好望角,穿行巽他海峡,经由澳门于8月28日晨抵达广州黄... 展开
Abstract:The British East India Company had long been an overwhelming share of the Canton trade in the Qing Dynasty. Only 1 or 2 commercial vessels came from other European countries for a long time. But American merchants independent from the British expressed their concerns after the second half of the 18th century. Till the dawn of 1784,the first merchant ship was sent from New York to Canton. Since then,the United States gradually played... 展开