Memory of the World
Archives of the Dutch East India Company
The Dutch East India Company VOC Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie founded in 1602 and liquidated in 1795 was the largest and most impressive of the early modern European trading companies operating in Asia About twentyfive million pages of VOC records have survived in repositories in Jakarta Colombo Chennai Cape Town and The Hague The VOC archives make up the most complete and extensive source on early modern world history anywhere with data relevant to the history of hundreds of Asias and Africas former local political and trade regions Additional information is available at the website wwwtanapnet
Netherlands, India, Indonesia, South Africa, Sri Lanka -