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1320:Smeerenburg
1308:Settlements
1298:(1614–1642)
1252:Slave Coast
1144:(1621–1792)
1076:settlements
1034:Banjarmasin
1021:Residencies
924:Cape Colony
881:(1602–1798)
480:David Nassy
290:History of
157:Preceded by
1547:Categories
1520:58°45′00″W
1463:New Guinea
1456:Until 1962
1435:Until 1954
1419:Until 1949
1410:Gold Coast
1403:Until 1872
1387:Until 1853
1368:Coromandel
1356:Until 1825
1247:Senegambia
1237:Gold Coast
1074:Opperhoofd
939:Coromandel
785:References
742:Guyana.org
679:(in Dutch)
609:(in Dutch)
495:privateers
237:plantation
1517:7°37′00″N
1315:Jan Mayen
1186:Essequibo
1098:Mauritius
1064:Pontianak
1054:Palembang
499:Essequibo
385:1966–1970
375:1814–1966
365:1745–1815
355:1650–1689
345:1627–1815
335:1616–1815
331:Essequibo
256:Essequibo
230:Bouwerona
41:1685–1689
39:1650–1674
1482:Suriname
1196:Pomeroon
1181:Demerara
1059:Preanger
1044:Cheribon
954:Moluccas
767:Statoids
747:7 August
683:8 August
639:8 August
613:8 August
361:Demerara
351:Pomeroon
281:a series
279:Part of
226:Pomeroon
27:Pomeroon
1484:gained
1476:Became
1447:Surinam
1378:Suratte
1373:Malacca
1206:Surinam
1171:Cayenne
1161:Berbice
1083:Myanmar
1039:Batavia
1006:Malabar
985:Suratte
949:Malacca
944:Formosa
929:Celebes
898:Batavia
772:2 April
537:Gallery
488:British
467:there.
457:Zeeland
397:present
341:Berbice
271:History
258:around
246:in the
242:on the
228:(also:
116:History
98:Capital
1394:Dejima
1363:Bengal
1232:Arguin
1211:Tobago
1166:Brazil
1113:Tonkin
1093:Dejima
1088:Canton
1049:Malang
1029:Bantam
1001:Bantam
980:Persia
975:Bengal
934:Ceylon
823:
492:French
476:Jewish
292:Guyana
283:on the
240:colony
218:Guyana
119:
88:Status
1108:Timor
914:Ambon
603:(PDF)
568:Notes
453:Dutch
395:1970–
234:Dutch
110:Dutch
1103:Siam
821:ISBN
774:2021
749:2020
685:2020
641:2020
615:2020
143:1689
133:1650
56:Flag
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