EUIResearch interview
Team-member Maarten Draper was interviewed by Stanislav Černega from the EUI communication department about his role in CAPASIA. Please find the interview here.
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Workshop: New directions in Asian histories
23 February 2026, EUI, Florence. Capitalising on the concentration of scholars in and around the ERC-funded CAPASIA project (capasia.eu), this one-day workshop brought together scholars interested in early-modern Asia at the EUI. The workshop sought to foreground new research on the circulation of people, commodities, ideas, and capital across
Visualizing Ports for Imperial Oversight: A Case Study of 粵海關志 (the Gazetteer of the Canton Maritime Customs)
On a fine day in eighteenth-century Canton (modern-day Guangzhou), local residents strolling along the bustling waterfront could see the impressive silhouettes of European cargo ships anchored along the Pearl River. With their towering masts and billowing sails, these vessels marked the seasonal arrival of merchants from more than seven European
The Chinese in Nagasaki and Japanese Systems of Trade Control
In the early modern period, the city of Nagasaki, located on the northwest coast of Kyushu Island, served as Japan’s primary port for international trade. Throughout the Edo period (1603-1868), foreign trade and diplomatic relations were also conducted through three other regions, each administered by a local domain: the
Understanding “Aunth” (આન્ટ) in the 18th century: perspectives on money and credit from the EIC factory in Surat
Established in 1612, the Surat factory oversaw a network of agencies at Gogha, Ahmedabad, Broach, Bombay and overseas at Gombroon and Basra. These agencies were important in ensuring steady and regular supplies of textiles and export items for the English East India Company’s (EIC) official investment. These agencies also