Indian Antiquary Vol 62

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, S Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarka
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
Of the numerous undated notes, lists and prices of goods, collected by Scattergood and preserved with his correspondence, those relating to trade with China are the most interesting and valuable. It is only possible to reproduce here one or two as specimens.
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A list of several things that comes from Europe.
[NOVEMBER, 1933
A secter, and compasses of this make.
Cases with all mathamatical instruments of silver or copper, but well polished and engraved. An astrolabe of the modern fashion to take the suns highth ashore.
Sphere or globe cælestall and terestal of brass or copper.
All sorts of mathematicall instruments that are approved of, and all sorts of instruments
are very much esteem'd if are put up in seale skin or shagreen cases, the latter best. Large tellescopes to observe the stars.
Large michlescopes for severall uses.
All sorts of toys of Vitorin glass, in fine streeks and watery; Calcedonia stone much finer. Antimonio glass for essence bottles and snuff bottles, both small and large, and cupps or
vials [phials] of 2 handles or ears, of several fancys, and no ears at all if have not two. Of paints which are not in China, as carmen which is of the best, vermilion, skye blew or smelts, a very dark blew, a very deep green.
Triaga Romana.(')
Hungary water.(2)
Balsam for Brazeel.
Landskipes on paper of palacys, gardens, &c., painted, of severall colours.
Drafts on canvis of oile, of prospects of horsemen and figures of odd fancys, as well as serious. Burning glasses as well as magnifying, being together, the larger the better.
All sorts of enameld worke, but modest figures, which are most esteem'd.'
Medicins of the following sorts:
Confeicao of Alquermes being a cordial for the heart.(3)
Oil of Capaivia.(*)
Zina quina, Jesuits barke.(5)
Cordial stones of Gasper Antonio.(6)
Bezoar stone-monkeys stone, deares stone and cows stone.(")
Lees of wine when dried is like a stone.
Saphron.
Speritts of liquors.
All sorts of curious toys that pleases the eye, as such fanceys that the children have in Europe, as boxes in which are sneakes and adders and such odd things that when open they jump out, and of others when open the box things are in a continuall motion, which these things perhaps are done by quicksilver.
[Endorsed] Account of what things will sell in China from England.
[NOTES ON DOCUMENT No. 171.J
(1) Venice treacle or turpentine, a mixture of common resin and oil of turpentine.
(2) A distilled water made of rosemary flowers infused in rectified spirits of wine, said to be so called from a queen of Hungary for whose use it was first prepared. See Sloane MS. 1504, f. 31, for a recipe for "L'Eau de la Reine d'Hongrie." See also Notes and Queries 128. x. 409, 476.
(3) Confectio alkermes, a well-known astringent medicine, in vogue at this date.
(1) Cobaiba or copaiya, an oleo-resin or balsam obtained from the trunk of the Copaifera Lansdorfli. (5) Cinchona, quinine.