WIC

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The Dutch West India Company (Dutch: Westindische Compagnie or WIC) was a chartered company of Dutch merchants. On June 2, 1621, it was granted a charter for a trade monopoly in the West Indies (meaning the Caribbean) by the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands and given jurisdiction over the African slave trade, Brazil, the Caribbean, and North America. (wiki)

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Connected Sites

Amsterdam Canal Ring
Amsterdam Canal Ring
Netherlands
Inscribed: 2010
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846
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West Indisch Huis On Herenmrkt Was The Hq Of The Wic From 1623-47
Willemstad
Willemstad
Netherlands
Inscribed: 1997
3.02
104
4
Founded By The Wic
Forts and Castles Gold Coast
Forts and Castles Gold Coast
Ghana
Inscribed: 1979
2.87
69
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Fort Elmina Was Captured From The Portuguese By The Gwic In 1637. Apart From Short Periods It And Other Forts Remained Under Gwic Control Until Its Disestablishment In 1791
Island of Gorée
Island of Gorée
Senegal
Inscribed: 1978
2.89
80
3
Conquered By The Wic (It Was Named By The After The Dutch Island Of Goeree)
Banc d'Arguin
Banc d'Arguin
Mauritania
Inscribed: 1989
2.32
18
2
Arguin Was Conquered By The Wic In 1633, Using It For The Trade In Natural Gum
Paramaribo
Paramaribo
Suriname
Inscribed: 2002
2.38
50
3
Owned By The Wic From 1682, And Used For The Trade In Coffee, Sugar And Slaves
Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui
Chile
Inscribed: 1995
4.49
132
13
Discovered By Jacob Roggeveen Whilst He Was Leading An Expedition For The Wic To Seek Terra Australis (1721-3)