HS Talks (Henry Stewart Talks Ltd.) – The Business & Management Collection 

About HS Talks

HS Talks is a multimedia academic resource featuring lectures and insights from leading experts in business and management. The collection includes:

1. Multimedia resources for business and management education
2. Expert led lectures, case studies, interviews, and business insights
3. Resources supporting teaching, learning, research, blended learning, and flipped classrooms

Subject Areas Covered

1. Finance, Accounting & Economics
2. Global Business Management
3. Management, Leadership & Organisation
4. Marketing & Sales
5. Strategy
6. Technology & Operations

Access URL: https://hstalks.com/business

Campus Access: The above URL is accessible through the IIMK registered IP network.

Trial Validity: Until 15 September 2026

We encourage faculty, researchers, students, and other members of the IIMK community to explore the resource during the trial period and submit your feedback through the feedback form to share your opinion and help us evaluate the resource.

British Mercantile Trade Statistics,1662–1809

Containing over 47,000 images drawn from files at The National Archives (UK), British Mercantile Trade Statistics, 1662­–1809 charts nearly 150 years of British trade and shipping in remarkable detail with four volumes. Throughout this period, Britain’s increasing naval capabilities and the expansion of lucrative maritime trade networks fuelled significant economic growth. Frequently built upon exploitation and enslaved labour, the establishment of British trading outposts and plantations throughout Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Caribbean laid the foundations for a worldwide empire and secured access to sought after commodities, such as sugar, tobacco, and textiles. This comprehensive collection includes trade ledgers, registers, and indexes that supply detailed statistical data on trade throughout the “long eighteenth century”, a pivotal era in the development of British and global commerce.

British Mercantile Trade Statistics, 1662­–1809 will appeal to those investigating the colonial, economic, and maritime dimensions of British history throughout this period. It should also interest those exploring broader themes, such as the escalation of global trade and the development of the fiscal-military state. A rich and versatile resource, it forms a natural evidential counterpart to many of BOA’s collections relating to the theme of “Colonialism and Empire”.

Volumes

1. Imports and Exports, 1696–1780 – 83 documents covering detailed import/export ledgers.
2. Navigation, Commerce, and Revenue, 1772–1809 – 30 documents covering trade, shipping and revenue records.
3. Mediterranean Passes – records of vessels, ports, destinations, crew, size and defences.
4. Source Commentaries – historical commentaries explaining the archival records and their significance.

The collection could be particularly valuable for research in economic history, international business, trade, finance, colonial commerce, maritime economics, supply chains and the historical development of global markets. Researchers can examine historical trade flows, commodities, countries/regions, ports and vessels using original archival records rather than secondary sources.

Access Details

Access URL:  https://britishonlinearchives.com/collections/129/british-mercantile-trade-statistics-1662-1809

Campus Access: The above URL is accessible through the IIMK registered IP network including MyLOFT.

Trial Validity: Until 23 September 2026

The resource is also accessible through the Library Portal → Resources → Resources/Services on Trial.

We encourage all faculties, researchers, students, and other members of the IIMK community to explore the  British Mercantile Trade Statistics, 1662–1809 Collection during the trial period and share their valuable feedback through the online Feedback Form.

Feedback Form: https://forms.gle/7FNmoY7138V535AQ9