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Reinvigorating the corrupt Dutch East India Company

[VOC - MISSIVE]. Missive van bewinthebberen van de Oost-Indische Compagnie, in dato den 21. april 1742., vervattende de poincten die zullen konnen dienen tot redres in de administratie en beheeringe van de zaecken van de Oost-Indische Compagnie, &c; relatyf tot de Staeten Notulen van den 2. Augustus 1742.
[The Hague, 1742]. Folio (30.5 x 19.5 cm). Disbound. 128; 10, [2 blank], 2, [2 blank] pp. Full description
€ 2,500
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The ill-fated voyages of two East Indiamen

[VOC - SHIPWRECK & PIRACY]. Twee-rampspoedige zee-reyzen, den enen ... met een Fransch Oost Indiesch Compagnie-schip, genaamt Le Prince, ... Den anderen, met het Hollandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie schip, genaamt Rustenwerk, ...
Amsterdam, Bernardus Mourik, [1752 or soon after]. 4to. With 2 etched plates. Disbound. [2], 37, [1] pp. Full description
€ 2,250
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Two East Indiamen, including a Dutch VOC-ship, defeated by fate

[VOC - SHIPWRECK & PIRACY]. Twee-rampspoedige zee-reyzen, den enen ... met een Fransch Oost Indiesch Compagnie-schip, genaamt Le Prince, ... Den anderen, met het Hollandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie schip, genaamt Rustenwerk, ...
Amsterdam, Bernardus Mourik, [1752 or soon after]. 4to. With 2 etched plates, the publisher's woodcut BM cypher monogram on the title-page, a woodcut tailpiece and 2 woodcut decorated initials. Boards covered with modern pink decorated paperl. [2], 37, [1] pp. Full description
€ 1,500
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A plea for merging the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and the Dutch West India Company (WIC)

[VOC & WIC]. Ooghen-salve tot verlichtinghe, van alle participanten, so vande Oost, ende West-Indische Compaignien, mitsgaders verscheyden notabele consideratien, aengaande de Vereeninghe van de Oost- ende-[!] West-Indische Compaignien, met malkanderen.
The Hague, "Lieven de Lange" [Ludolph Breeckevelt?], April 1644. Small 4to. With a woodcut factotum opening the text and a square decoration built up from typographic acorns and ornaments on the title-page. Modern half red faux snakeskin. 35, [1 blank] pp. Full description
€ 2,950
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At the end of the Company: Zeeland and the reorganisation of the VOC

[VOC - WIC]. Bericht der vergadering van Zeventien, by de provisionele repraesentanten des volks van Zeeland, den 22 september gerequireerd op het decreet der provisionele repraesentanten des volks van Holland van den 15 derzelve maand, aangaande een verandering in de directie der Generale Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie.
Middelburg, Isaac de Winter, 1795. 8vo. Contemporary sprinkled boards. [2], 72, [28] pp. Full description
€ 750
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An urgent call for the merger of the Dutch East and West India Companies

[VOC - WIC - MERGER]. Twee deductien, aen-gaende de vereeninge van d'Oost ende West-Indische Compagnien, aen de … Heeren Staten van Hollandt ende West-Vrieslandt, vande West-Indische Compagnie, over-gelevert.
The Hague, Jan Veely, 1644 Small 4to. With a woodcut on the title-page showing a Dutch ship in full sail. Reddish-brown wove paper back wrapper (ca. 1900?). 21, [1 blank] pp. Full description
€ 1,500
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Against stock jobbing, stock manipulating and other abuses
relating to the trade in shares (actiën) of the Dutch West and East India Companies

[VOC - WIC - SHARES FRAUD]. Relaes en contradictie op de motiven, om het koopen en verkoopen van Oost- en West-Indische actien, die niet getransporteert werden, ende optie partyen te beswaeren met eeen impost by de Heer Nicolaes Muys van Holy, advocaet tot Amsterdam, onwetende voorgestelt, en daer en boven getoont waer in waerlyyk Hollants intrest en welvaren bestaende is.
[Amsterdam or Rotterdam?, 1687]. 4to. Later decorated paper wrappers. 16 pp. Full description
€ 3,500
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Very rare first edition of a standard illustrated handbook for ships' pilots

VRIES, Klaas de. Schat-kamer ofte konst der stier-lieden, zynde een klaar onderwysing der navigatie van al het geen een stierman, aangaande de konst, behoorde te weeten. Hier by gevoegt de tafelen van sinus, tangens, en secans, en de logarithmus, sinus, &c. en de nommer logarithmus, mitsgaders de streek-tafel.
Including: (2) VLACQ, Adriaen. De Tafelen der sinuum, tangentium en secantium ...
Amsterdam, Joannes Loots, 1702. 2 parts in 1 volume. 8vo. With a woodcut illustration on the title page, 4 engraved plates. Further with many woodcut illustrations, and letterpress tables, woodcut head- and tailpieces, woodcut decorated initials (2 series). Ad 2 primarily with letterpress tables of logarithms and trigonometric functions, the present copy lacking those for logarithms. Contemporary vellum, manuscript title in English on spine. [12], 30, [12], [1], 32-272, 271-334, [1], [1 blank]; [3], 44, [1], [12], [90 lacking], [2], [101], [1 blank] pp. Full description
€ 8,500
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