"By arguing that the interrelationship of geography and writing was essential to networks of trade and the establishment of political domination, Ogborn offers fresh perspective on a literature preoccupied with the Company’s involvement in bullion and opium."

Bhavani Raman | Journal of Interdisciplinary History

"Written in a fluid and enjoyable style, this book is an outstanding addition to the research into knowledge production and practices in the early British Empire. Ogborn’s research establishes the relevancy for the reader of applying studies of specific geographies of place to current explorations of the role of print and print culture in the dissemination of knowledge and the consequences and ramifications for the establishment of authority and the spread of political power."

George H. Thompson | Libraries & the Cultural Record

"[A] remarkable achievement in cultural nd economic history."

Studies in English Literature

"This is an original and compelling study that reveals through a series of well-chosen case studies how the production, dissenmination, and performance of knowledge was shaped by time and space."

Douglas M. Peers | International History Review