Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Abbreviations ix
5. Map of Maritime Asia: Trade and Empire, c. 1830 x
6. Preface xi
7. Map of South Central Java, c. 1830 xiv
8. 1. Introduction: A Scots Émigré, Imperial Systems and Global Commodities 1
9. 2. Maclaine’s ‘Apprenticeship’: The City of London and the Cotton Trade with Asia, 1816–20 25
10. 3. A ‘Scotch Adventurer’: Batavia, Coffee and Colonial Wars, 1820–27 57
11. 4. The Pivotal Years: ‘Maclaine Watson’, Treacherous Chains, Sickness and Debt, 1827–32 93
12. 5. The Network Takes Shape: Connections, Business and Associates, 1832–40 119
13. 6. Conclusion: Maclaine’s Legacy, Commodities and Trade on a Colonial ‘Periphery’, 1840–1964 153
14. Bibliography 175
15. Index 189