DEFENDING THE EIC
A defence of the united company of Merchants of England, Trading to the east-indies, and their servants, (Particularly Those at bengal) Against the Complaints of the dutch east-india company: being a memorial from the English Company to His Majesty on that Subject.
London.
Printed for J. Brotherton...and Sold by R. and J. Dodsley...and T. Waller, 1762.
First edition.
Quarto.
[4], 71pp, [1]. With an engraved plan and a tipped-in errata slip. Uncut in original publisher's powder blue wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked, without backstrip. Internally clean and crisp.
A crisp copy of barrister and politician John Dunning's (1731-1783) defence of the East India Company in its dispute with the Dutch East India Company.
In 1762, the Dutch East India Company submitted a memorial to the English government complaining of unwarranted interruption to their trade by the English East India Company. Dunning's eloquent reply primarily centred on accusing the Dutch of having supported the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah (1733-1757), in his attacks on the British. His attack, for which Dunning received a fee of five hundred guineas from the Company, proved successful in silencing Dutch protestations.
In 1762, the Dutch East India Company submitted a memorial to the English government complaining of unwarranted interruption to their trade by the English East India Company. Dunning's eloquent reply primarily centred on accusing the Dutch of having supported the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah (1733-1757), in his attacks on the British. His attack, for which Dunning received a fee of five hundred guineas from the Company, proved successful in silencing Dutch protestations.
ESTC T97097.
£ 1,500.00
Antiquates Ref: 32613
