Printed calico, chintz, and the global trade in textiles (c. 1800–1900)

1. Britain’s repeal of the Calico Acts

   Jan 1, 1774Labels: Calico Acts, Britain

   • Britannica
   • Calico Acts

2. Bell patents roller (cylinder) textile printing

   Jan 1, 1783Labels: Thomas Bell, Roller printing

   • Roller printing
   • Prepressure

3. Roller printing spreads through Lancashire mills

   Jan 1, 1790Labels: Lancashire, Textile mills

   • Roller printing
   • Livesey firm

4. More complex multi-color roller prints emerge

   Jan 1, 1820Labels: Multi-color prints, Dye chemistry

   • Roller printing

5. Great Exhibition showcases industrial calico printing

   May 1, 1851Labels: Great Exhibition, Calico printing

   • Heidelberg scan
   • Smithsonian

6. Perkin discovers mauveine, a synthetic dye

   Jan 1, 1856Labels: William Perkin, Synthetic dye

   • Science History
   • ACS

7. American Civil War triggers the Lancashire Cotton Famine

   Jan 1, 1861Labels: Lancashire Cotton, American Civil

   • Cotton Famine

8. Suez Canal opens, shortening Europe–Asia shipping routes

   Nov 17, 1869Labels: Suez Canal, Shipping routes

   • Suez Authority
   • HISTORY

9. Synthetic alizarin undermines natural madder markets

   Jan 1, 1871Labels: Synthetic alizarin, Madder

   • Britannica

10. Manchester Ship Canal strengthens export logistics

    May 21, 1894Labels: Manchester Ship, Manchester

    • Britannica
    • Nat Archives

11. BASF launches synthetic indigo at scale

    Jan 1, 1897Labels: BASF, Synthetic indigo

    • BASF history

12. Industrial printing and chemical dyes reshape textile trade

    Jan 1, 1900Labels: Industrial printing, Chemical dyes

    • Roller printing
    • Britannica alizarin