Dutch West India Company Charter Renewal Notice (27 November 1699)

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Artifact Summary
Artifact type Gazette
Creator/author The London Gazette
Date 27 November 1699
Period Stuart
City and country of origin The Hague, Dutch Republic
Abstract

Entry

  • Imprint/call number: The London Gazette, issue 3552 (23 November 1699), page 1
  • Keywords: Gazette; London Gazette; Gazette notice; Company Governance Notice; Companies; Charter; Colonial Trade; Governance
  • Latitude: 52.0705
  • Longitude: 4.3007
  • Current location:
  • Economic theme: Charter; Colonial Trade; Companies; Governance
  • Practice/technology: Print culture; Gazette notice
  • Capitalism status:
  • Religious context:
  • Legal/political context: Printed notice in The London Gazette; commercial and official print culture
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[The London Gazette, issue 3552 (23 November 1699), page 1.] Source page: issue page.

Hague, Nov. 27. Deputies of the Dutch West-India Company are come hither to solicit the States-General for a renewal of their charter.

Editorial note: Trimmed to the charter-bearing sentence of the Hague report. Mapped to The Hague city centre. Retained as a concise charter-renewal notice for a major colonial company.