Company of Merchant Adventurers

Company of Merchant Adventurers

The Company of Merchant Adventurers usually refers to the Company of Merchant Adventurers of London, founded in 1407 and London's leading guild of overseas merchants.

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  • Merchant Adventurers' Hall — The medieval Merchant Adventurers Hall seen from Piccadilly. On the right is the brick chapel; on the left the timber frame construction of the upper storey can be seen. The Merchant Adventurers Hall is a medieval guildhall in the city of York,… …   Wikipedia

  • Merchant Adventurers — ▪ English history       company of English merchants who engaged in trade with the Netherlands (and later with northwest Germany) from the early 15th century to 1806. The company, chartered in 1407, principally engaged in the export of finished… …   Universalium

  • Merchant Adventurer — Die Company of Merchant Adventurers war eine privilegierte englische Handelskompanie als eine Vorläuferin der großen, mit Aktien gedeckten Handelskompanien wie z. B. der Britischen Ostindien Kompanie. Andererseits war sie eine der bedeutendsten… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Company of Canada — (Merchant Adventurers of Canada)    Organized by David Kirke, and chartered by Charles I, to exploit the fur trade of the St. Lawrence. The restoration of Canada to France in 1632 brought the operations of Kirke, Sir William Alexander, and their… …   The makers of Canada

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