TheEastIndiacompaniesstartedtradinginthe17thcenturyandbythebeginningofthe18thcenturyEuropewasfascinatedbyallthingsfromtheorient.EuropeanartistsstartedtogototheOrientandpaintwatercoloursandpublishbooksofhand-colouredaquatints,whichenabledpeopletoseeforthefirsttimetheman-madestructuresaswellasthefloraandfaunaandlandscapesoftheEast.Around1700thefirstwallpaperswereboughtbackfromChinabytheEastIndiaCompanyandsoonbecameknownas'India'papers.Betweenthenandtheearly19thcenturymostofthecrownedheadsofEuropehadcreatedtheirownChineseinteriorstohousethecollecti***ofFarEasternartefactsbroughtbackbytheEastIndiaCompanyandothertradersandadventurers.Drottningholm,TheBrightonP***ilion,SansSouci,SchlossW?rlitz,CharlottenburgandOranienbaumaresomeofthepalaceswhereyoucanstillseethesewonderfulpapers.)