This book offers a comprehensive study of the commercial relations between India and England during the Early Modern period, from the founding of the East India Company in 1601 to the Battle of Plassey in 1757. It covers various aspects of the trade, including shipping, textiles, and spices, as well as the cultural and political contexts of the exchanges. With extensive research and analysis, this work sheds new light on the history of colonialism and globalization, and their impact on the economies and societies of India and England. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.