Company of One Hundred Associates — The Company of One Hundred Associates (French: formally the Compagnie de la Nouvelle France, or colloquially the Compagnie des Cent Associés or Compagnie du Canada) was a French trading and colonization company chartered in 1627 to capitalize on… … Wikipedia
Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands — The Company of Merchant Adventurers (in full: The Mystery, Company, and Fellowship of Merchant Adventurers for the Discovery of Regions, Dominions, Islands, and Places Unknown) was founded in London, possibly in 1551 by Richard Chancellor,… … Wikipedia
Company of Merchant Adventurers of London — The Company of Merchant Adventurers of London brought together London s leading overseas merchants in a regulated company, in the nature of a guild. Its members main business was the export of cloth, especially white (undyed) broadcloth. This… … Wikipedia
Guinea Company — était une compagnie commerciale anglaise fondée pour le commerce sur les côtes d Afrique, en 1618, puis dirigée en 1625 par Nicholas Crisp, qui devint en 1628 son principal bénéficiaire. Elle est l ancêtre des deux autres compagnies européennes… … Wikipédia en Français
Company of adventurers of London trading to the ports of Africa — The Company of Adventurers of London trading to the ports of Africa, or more commonly known as “The Guinea Company” was the first private company to colonize Africa for profit. They were a trading company primarily exporting Redwood (used for… … Wikipedia
Guinea Company (London) — The Company of Adventurers of London Trading to the Ports of Africa, more commonly known as The Guinea Company was the first private company to colonize Africa for profit. They were a trading company primarily exporting Redwood (used for dyes)… … Wikipedia
Company of Merchants Trading to Guinea — Die Company of Merchants Trading to Guinea (englisch für „Gesellschaft der Kaufleute, die in Guinea Handel treiben“) war eine englische Handelskompanie, die von November 1631 an bis Ende 1651 existiert hat und welche mit einem königlichen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Guinea — Guinean, adj., n. /gin ee/, n. 1. a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary. 2. Formerly, French Guinea. an independent republic in W Africa, on the Atlantic coast. 7,405,375; ab. 96,900 sq. mi. (251,000… … Universalium
Guinea (British coin) — The guinea coin of 1663 was the first English machine struck gold coin. The coin was originally worth one English Pound Sterling, which was twenty shillings; but rises in the price of gold caused the value of the guinea to increase, at times as… … Wikipedia
Company of Adventurers of London trading in Gynney and Bynney — Die Company of Adventurers of London trading in Gynney and Bynney (engl. für: Gesellschaft Londoner Glücksritter, die in Guinea[1] und Benin [2] Handel treiben) war eine englische Handelsgesellschaft mit Sitz in London, die im Jahr 1618 gegründet … Deutsch Wikipedia
Flag of the Company of Guinea
For other uses, see Guinea company (disambiguation).
