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- Published / Created:
- between July and December, 1720.
- Call Number:
- 2006 Folio 21
- Image Count:
- 4
- Resource Type:
- text
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in unidentified hand, containing different merchantships and subscriptions related to the city of Rotterdam in the year 1720. Page [1] contains a proposal for the creation of pooled capital or "samengevoegd kapitaal" followed by a list of 7 conditions. Page [2] discusses the election of directors of a merchantship or "coopmanschap" followed by a list of terms of subscription or "conditien." Pages [3] and [4] contain decisions made by the merchantship in July regarding the premiums of certain properties in Rotterdam (lasting until December).
- Description:
- In Dutch., Title from heading., Layout: single column of varying length., Binding: quarter bound with vellum and printed paper (heavily damaged) over paper pasteboard., and Volume contains 57 printed and 6 manuscript items bound together under title page: Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid. This manuscript is the first manuscript in the volume and number 6 of 63 items bound together.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Europe, Netherlands, and Rotterdam (Netherlands)
- Subject (Name):
- South Sea Company
- Subject (Topic):
- Colonial companies, Commercial crimes, Speculation, and Economic conditions
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Nademaal het assureeren van scheepen en coopmanschappen soo voor de gevaren van de zee, van die oorlogh, en pirateryen, nootsakelyk is voor de negotie en zeevaart, en dat men siet in Engeland een maatschappy daar toe opgeregt, om door een groot samengevoegd capitaal, die geene zoo sig willen doen assureeren, volstrektelyk gerust te stellen... : manuscript