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Cover; The British Textile Trade in South America in the Nineteenth Century; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Places and Spellings; PART I: The Trade Data; 1: Introduction; The Organization of the Book; Sources and Databases; 2: Britain's Textile Exports to the Southern Cone: The Data; The Treatment of the Development of British Trade to the Southern Cone in the Literature: Pre-independence; The Treatment of the Development of British Trade to the Southern Cone in the Literature: Post-independence.

ABSTRACTThis paper deals with Anglo-Spanish trade and finances for the period c. 1810-1850. It concentrates on the business activities of a London merchant bank (Huth & Co. or Huth) with Spain during this period by paying special attention to the support given by Huth to the many bilateral trades between Spain and Britain in which the company participated. It also focuses on the support given by Huth to much trade in and out of Spanish ports but which did not go through British ports. This overall support included the provision of credit facilities, exchange rate brokerage, insurance services and commercial intelligence. In addition, the article covers the links between Huth and the Spanish crown, thanks to which the bank became an important conduit of Spanish investments in American securities before 1850. Huth was also the paymaster abroad for the Spanish state. In view of Huth's close connections to the Spanish economy during this period, it is perhaps surprising that this is the first study of this «Spanish» house in London.

AbstractThe literature on Anglo-South American trade during the first half of the 19thcentury has taken British exports for granted. There are no specific considerations of textile exports, which were the backbone of British trade to the continent. Accordingly, when explaining the growth of British exports, historians have paid tribute solely to economic developments in South America. Important developments taking place in Britain have long been neglected. This paper provides the first account of the impact that improvements in the packing of textiles to protect against seawater damages had on British exports to distant markets, focusing on the particular markets of Chile and the River Platec.1810-1859.