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... trade between Egypt and India was carried on by Arab merchants and it was not until the discovery of the monsoons by Hippalos about 100 B. C. that direct trade took place . By the time of Domitian ( 81-96 A. D. ) this direct trade was ...
... trade between Egypt and India was carried on by Arab merchants and it was not until the discovery of the monsoons by Hippalos about 100 B. C. that direct trade took place . By the time of Domitian ( 81-96 A. D. ) this direct trade was ...
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... trade , no violence , no finesse was used to deprive them of it ; the trade died away of itself , because the Portuguese and other European nations , pass- ing round the Cape of Good Hope , could by means of the short- ness and safety ...
... trade , no violence , no finesse was used to deprive them of it ; the trade died away of itself , because the Portuguese and other European nations , pass- ing round the Cape of Good Hope , could by means of the short- ness and safety ...
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... trade between the Mediterranean countries and the East , caused a loss to the British entrepôt trade . The reexports of oriental products from England to the Continent , especially in raw silk and raw cotton , diminished considerably ...
... trade between the Mediterranean countries and the East , caused a loss to the British entrepôt trade . The reexports of oriental products from England to the Continent , especially in raw silk and raw cotton , diminished considerably ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 23 |
The Canal of Ptolemy II | 30 |
Writings of private individuals in France concerning Egypt | 34 |
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¹ Ibid affair agreement Alex Alexandria April attitude Austrian Bagdad Railway Britain British Government Bulwer to Russell Buol Cairo Cape route commerce Company concerning Concession Const Constantinople construction Convention Cromer declared Drouyn de Lhuys Duc Decazes East Egypt Égypte Egyptian Government England English Europe European Ferdinand de Lesseps force Foreign France French Government Freycinet German Grand Vizir Granville HHSA India interest Isthmus J. C. T. Roux July June Khedive Lansdowne Lesseps letter London Lord Derby Lord Palmerston Majesty's Government Mediterranean Mehemet Mehemet Ali Metternich Minister navigation negotiations neutrality opposed Ottoman Empire Palmerston Paris Pasha Porte Powers proposed question Rechberg Red Sea route to India Russia scheme secure shares Sir Henry Suez Canal Suez route Sultan Thouvenel tion tonnage trade traffic Treaty troops Turkey Turkish Turquie vessels Viceroy Walewski warships