Augustine Heard and Company, 1858–1862ISBN: 9781684171682Platform/Publisher: BRILL / Harvard University Asia CenterDigital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited Subjects: Qānūn (Musical instrument); Qānūn (Musical instrument); Qānūn music; Embellishment (Music); A history of Augustine Heard and Company between 1858 and 1862 and more generally of the American penetration of Chinese markets on the eve of the opening of the Yangtze River to foreign trade.