THE EAST INDIAMAN GOTHEBORG IN THE PEARL RIVER, CHINA, JULY 1744 In Gallery / ADVENTURES

THE EAST INDIAMAN GOTHEBORG IN THE PEARL RIVER, CHINA, JULY 1744

Founded in 1731 the Swedish East India Company was an important influence on the economic life of Sweden, especially in its trade with China. The Gotheborg is being loaded with bales of rattan from a barge. At left is a busy settlement, at right an old European hulk now acting as a repair depot for vi...