Nationaal Archief: VOC charter and archive introduction

Nationaal Archief, “Introduction to the archive of the Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC), 1602–1795 (1811).” The archival guide describes the States General charter of 20 March 1602, its 21-year term, monopoly east of the Cape of Good Hope and west of the Straits of Magellan, and the Company’s organisational basis.