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| Trading Places: The East India Company and Asia |
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| The British Library
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Trading Places "follows the journey of one of the biggest multinationals in history -- the East India Company." Includes a company timeline and "fact file," as well as extensive information on the history of the company and its activities in Asia. Also includes an in-depth look at the history of Bombay. With maps and images throughout. Asia used to be known as 'The East Indies.' Pepper, spices, medicinal drugs, aromatic woods, perfumes and silks were rare commodities in Europe, and therefore valuable. Trading in them could make you a fortune. And for this chance many were willing to risk their lives. There were three great empires in Asia: the Ottoman Turkish; the Mughal; the Chinese. Each was wealthy and sophisticated and had its own international trading network. How could Europe open up its own trading routes to Asia?"
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/trading/tradingplaces.html | |
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| Treasury of the World: Jeweled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Online presentation of a 2002 traveling exhibition from the al-Sabah Collection at the Kuwait National Museum, which represents the most comprehensive and richest collection of Indian jeweled arts in the world. Includes images of 17 objects featured in the original exhibition.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2001/jeweled-arts-of-mughal-india | |
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| When Gold Blossoms: Indian Jewelry from the Susan L. Beningson Collection |
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| Asia Society
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Online presentation of a 2004-2005 exhibition of Indian jewelry, with a focus on jewelry for women and deities. The site features more than 22 objects, mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries. Includes topical text on women, deities, and jewelers and jewelry-making techniques, but there is no descriptive text for individual objects.
Go to Museum Resource: http://sites.asiasociety.org/arts/indianjewelry/index.html | |
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