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1. The arms of the original East India Company.
	The Honourable Company of London Merchants trading with the East Indies was formed in December 1600, and soon became known as the East India Company...

2. The late storms: the 'Loss Book' at Lloyd's.
	A dramatic scene in the interior of Lloyd's of London - anxious faces analyse the Loss Book in the aftermath of a severe storm. Every vessel lost was...

3. The new tea warehouses at London Docks.
	By the middle of the 19th century, the tea trade from the East to Britain was an enormous undertaking. Tea had moved from being the choice beverage...

4. *Wrecks of the Britannia* and Admiral Gardner on the Goodwin Sands, 24 January 1809.**
	The 813-ton East Indiaman 'Admiral Gardner' was built in 1796 at Blackwall. She was named after Alan Gardner, the first Baron Gardner...

5. *The Seringapatam, East Indiaman, 1000 tons.*
	The 'Seringapatam' was built at Green's yard at Blackwall in 1837. These so-called Blackwall Frigates superceded the slower East India Company's...

6. *Launch of the East India Company's ship Edinburgh.*
	A ship launch was always a great occasion and hundreds of spectators would watch the event. This is Wigram and Green's yard at Blackwall on 9...

7. East India Company House in 1817, by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd.
	The British headquarters of the East India Company were in Leadenhall Street in London. This engraving was made after the building had been rebuilt...

8. Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping. Illustrations of the suggestions for the construction and classification of composite ships 1868.
	The 'Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping' is a British publication that describes, classifies and registers vessels according to certain...

9. New class East Indiaman, by Richard Nibbs.
	A new class East Indiaman at the mouth of the Thames. By the late 1840s, the old East Indiamen had been replaced by the so-called 'Blackwall...

10. Brunswick Dock on the Thames at Blackwall, by William Daniell.
	The Brunswick Dock was built in 1790 by John Perry for the re-fitting and repairing of the East India Company's vessels. In 1806 it was incorporated...


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