Miscellaneous bills of lading, 1824-1888
Scope and Contents
Bills of lading from Antwerp, Bangkok, Batavia, Batoum, Bordeaux, Boulogne, Bremen, Bushire, Constantinople, Hamburg, Le Havre, Honolulu, Hué, Leghorn, Lisborn, Macassar, Malta, Marseilles, Moulmein, Naples, Paris, Penang, Point de Galle, Port Louis, Rangoon, Rotterdam, Samarang, Smyrna, Suez, Sourabaya and elsewhere (in English, French, German and Portuguese), with a receipt for goods for shipment and an invoice. The documents include reference to Lyon.
Dates
- Creation: 1824-1888
Creator
- From the Fonds: Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Extent
c. 200 item(s) (c. 200 items)
Language of Materials
English
French
German
Portuguese
Repository Details
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