James Matheson
Books
- Fast Ships, Bad Trade Opium Clippers and the Making of the China War · Liszt Think
In 1829, the East India Company’s monopoly birthed a vessel designed to outrun monsoons and defy imperial law.
- The Empire’s Last Monopoly…rce. Educated in medicine at the University of Edinburgh, he had obtained a diploma from the Royal College of Surgeons before sailing east. James Matheson, another Scot, had come later, and the two had eventually formed a partnership that would become one of the most powerful commercial enterp…
- The Red Rover’s Revolution…amine her plans understood the calculus. William Jardine had arrived in Calcutta that year with a reputation already established in Canton. James Matheson, his partner, had been watching the shipping intelligence with the particular attention of a man who understood that time was money and tha…
- A Fleet Takes Shape…fchatel, and was the first clipper to sail to Canton against the wind. Jardine had seen her numbers. He knew what Clifton had accomplished. James Matheson, Jardine’s partner, had arrived at the same conclusion from a different angle. Where Jardine saw operational efficiency, Matheson saw marke…