Illustrations of the mode of preparing the Indian opium intended for the Chinese market / from drawings made by Captain Walter S. Sherwill.
Alternate Title(s):
Indian opium, its mode of preparation for the Chinese market
Published / Created:
London : James Madden, 1851.
Physical Description:
[8] leaves, [7] leaves of plates : col ill. ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:2754612
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Cover title: The Indian opium, its mode of preparation for the Chinese market. From drawings by Capt. Walter S. Sherwill, Royal Native Infantry, Revenue Surveyor.
Contents:
The examining hall, opium factory at Patna, India -- The mixing room, opium factory at Patna, India -- The balling room, opium factory at Patna, India -- Drying room, opium factory at Patna, India -- The stacking room, opium factory at Patna, India -- The opium fleet, descending the Ganges en route to Calcutta -- (Opium and knife).
Subject Terms:
Opium trade -- India. | Opium trade -- China. | Opium trade -- History. | Narcotics -- India -- History. | Narcotics -- China -- History. | Madden, J. -- Publisher. | Maclure, Macdonald & Macgregor -- Printer.