Voc Antique

Among the principal companies involved in trade with China were the British East India Company, founded in 1600; the VOC (Dutch East India Company), founded in 1602; the French East ...

The companies most extensively involved in trade with China included the British East India Company, founded in 1600; the VOC (Dutch East India Company), founded in 1602; the Compagn...

Among the principal companies involved in the China trade were the British East India Company, founded in 1600; the Dutch East India Company, or VOC, founded in 1602; the French East...

During the 17th century, expanding international trade and the prosperity associated with the Dutch Republic and the VOC created a wealthy merchant class with an increasing demand fo...

Probably East India Company (VOC). A versatile antique offering plenty of storage.

The scene shows the fortified headquarters of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) with its massive walls, bastions, and flagstaff flying the Dutch tricolour.

This lion is sculpted with powerful haunches, a spiraling mane, and a tail that arcs vertically in classic Sinhalese-VOC hybrid style. The facial expression is animated and protectiv...

To meet the massive European demand, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) turned to the Japanese kilns in Arita. Japanese potters brilliantly adapted to European tastes, meticulously c...

He eventually became Director-General of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). He was appointed Director-General of Bengal in 1701 and Director of the Fiscal Department in Batavia in 1...

Maps of the East Indies and Spice Islands remain especially desirable due to their connection with the VOC, European exploration, and the lucrative spice trade that helped shape glob...

Control of Banda alone determined the global nutmeg monopoly for generations and provided the economic foundation for the rise of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). By 1884, when Do...

They are a product of a famous, short-lived, and ambitious project by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) to have designs by Dutch artist Cornelis Pronk and his workshop executed by m...

Ternate and Tidore were the epicenters of clove production, and control of these islands underpinned the rise of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in the 17th century. By 1884, when...

In the 17th century, this technique was used to simulate exotic tropical ebony, a luxury material imported by the Dutch East India Company (VOC). For advanced collectors and institu...

In the upper right is an elegant title cartouche with dedication to VOC officials, referencing Mathijs van den Broecke, a director in Bengal, and Johannes Lennep.

In this era, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) was importing vast quantities of Chinese hard-paste porcelain, particularly from the Kangxi period (1662–1722), which was highly covet...

Batavia, founded in 1619 by the Dutch East India Company (VOC), was designed as a fortified port city on the north coast of Java to serve as the administrative and commercial hub for...

Keywords: East Indies, East India, Indian Ocean, Levantine Indies, Indois Levantin, India, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra, Malabar Coast, Coromandel Coast, Mugh...

In the distance are colonial structures, churches, and administrative buildings, demonstrating the wealth and order of the VOC capital while contrasting with the chaotic violence in ...

One must imagine that sometimes a VOC ship brought home hundreds of thousands of pieces of porcelain, often with 1000’s of pieces decorated in the same way (See for example the Gelde...

Wouter Schouten (1638–1704) was a Dutch surgeon who sailed with the VOC (Dutch East India Company) to the East Indies in the 1650s.

In the foreground, elegantly dressed VOC officials and Asian figures walk along the paved promenade, some carrying parasols, reflecting the cultural diversity of Batavia’s elite soci...

**Legal Career**: He studied law and initially pursued a legal career in the Netherlands. 3. **Joining the VOC**: Maetsuycker joined the Dutch East India Company and was sent to Bat...

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Keywords: India, Mughal Empire, Mogol, Hindustan, Ganges, Indus, Bengal, Persia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Delhi, Agra, Lahore, Patna, Gujarat, Deccan, Orissa, Bengal delta, Bay of Beng...

The Dutch East India Company (VOC): Batavia (modern-day Jakarta, Indonesia) served as the fortified administrative and trading headquarters of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in A...

Keywords: China, Japan, Korea, Asia, East Asia, Chinese Empire, Japan map antique, Korea peninsula, Philippines, Taiwan, Formosa, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Tonkin, Cochinchina, Cambod...

Keywords: antique map Vermandois, Blaeu Vermandois map, Descriptio Veromanduorum, Gouvernement de la Capelle map, Picardy France map Blaeu, Willem Jansz Blaeu, Joan Blaeu atlas, Toon...

The rebellion interrupted Junk trade to the VOC headquarters at Formosa, the entrepot for ceramics bound ultimately for Batavia.

Technique: Copper engraving with original hand coloring Maker: Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, Paris, circa 1748–1749 Keywords: Raja Ampat map, Papua New Guinea antique map, Bellin map Indo...

Batavia, known today as Jakarta, was the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and served as the central hub for trade in spices such as nutmeg, pepper, cinnamon, and cl...

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The rebellion interrupted Junk trade to the VOC headquarters at Formosa, the entrepot for ceramics bound ultimately for Batavia.

The plan is based on the 1669 original depicting the fortified city of Batavia (modern-day Jakarta, Indonesia) during its peak as the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company (VO...

Rach, and published circa 1780 as part of a Dutch illustrated travel or historical account documenting the VOC (Dutch East India Company) colonies in Asia.

Established in 1619 by the Dutch VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie), Batavia became the center of Dutch trading power in the East.

Originally intended for export via the Dutch East India Company (VOC), this piece exemplifies the refined aesthetics and technical mastery of early Arita porcelain production.

Linschoten’s detailed account of his travels in the East Indies introduced Europe to the customs, ceremonies, and landscapes of Asia, directly inspiring the founding of the Dutch Eas...

Pieter van der Aa was known for publishing compact yet information-dense maps derived from earlier VOC and European sources, issued for atlases and travel compilations.

Original antique map of Southern India documenting the VOC's areas of influence. Included is Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the northern edge of Sri Lanka.

Antique print of the Dutch (VOC) visiting the court of the king of Arakan (Rakhine).

Exotic woods, imported through the extensive VOC (Dutch East India Company) trade routes, were applied as veneer, adding a touch of rarity and global sophistication.

Linschoten’s pioneering work introduced Europe to the peoples, trade, and customs of the East Indies and directly inspired the foundation of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). Prin...

Dutch Fleet off the Coast of Madagascar, from Pontanus’ Rerum et urbis Amstelodamensium historia, 1611 This elegant early 17th-century engraving shows a Dutch fleet sailing off the ...

Exotic wood species, imported via Dutch East India Company (VOC) trade routes, underscore its luxurious nature.

Cornelis Pronk (1691-1759) was an accomplished painter and draftsman who was commissioned by the VOC in 1714 to provide designs for porcelain manufactured and painted in China.

Technique: Color lithography Maker: Dutch colonial cartographic publication, Amsterdam, 19th century Keywords: antique sumatra map, dutch east indies map, colonial indonesia map, ba...

It also reflects the growing maritime ambitions of the Dutch Republic and its encounters during the formation of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). Condition: Good for its age, wit...

This engraving is one of the most evocative visual records of the early Dutch encounters with Southeast Asia, illustrating both the enterprise and resolve that laid the foundations f...

Artists and Engravers: François Valentijn (1666-1727), a missionary, worked at Amboina from 1684 to 1694 and 1705 to 1713 and travelled extensively in the VOC's lands.

By the time this map was issued, Dutch colonial rule had shifted from VOC trading dominance to fully structured territorial governance.

This map is increasingly sought after by collectors of Indonesian history, colonial cartography, maritime exploration, and VOC-related material. It also pairs exceptionally well with...

This map is increasingly sought after by collectors of Indonesian history, Singapore-related cartography, Dutch East Indies maritime heritage, and VOC-era spice trade material. The i...

By 1884, when Dornseiffen produced these maps, Dutch authority had become fully territorial and bureaucratic, replacing earlier VOC-era coastal dominance. This two-sheet set perfectl...

The scene captures a pivotal moment in early Dutch–Javanese relations, when the first VOC fleets arrived in the Indonesian archipelago and clashed with local and Portuguese forces ov...

In addition to Dordrecht and Utrecht's notables, now also administrators of the VOC, naval officers, professors, and theologians from Amsterdam and other cities knocked on his door t...

It is of special interest to collectors of Dutch colonial history, natural history, and VOC related prints. Condition: Fair to Good. General age-related toning, with light wear, typ...

Artists and Engravers: François Valentijn (1666-1727), a missionary, worked at Amboina from 1684 to 1694 and 1705 to 1713 and travelled extensively in the VOC's lands.

Keywords: Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Kalimantan, Celebes, Sulawesi, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Timor, Moluccas, Spice Islands, ...

Many of these images were derived from or inspired by the earlier works of Jan Huygen van Linschoten and Cornelis Claesz, chronicling the voyages that opened the sea routes to Asia a...