Commerce Gallery

The Trading Post of the Dutch East India Company beside the Ganges in Hooghly, Bengal

1765844 The Trading Post of the Dutch East India Company beside the Ganges in Hooghly, Bengal, 1665 (oil on canvas)
by Schuylenburgh, Hendrik van (c.1620-89); 203A—316 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: The Dutch East India trading company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, VOC) flourished in the 17th and 18th centuries with an Asian capital at Batavia, now Jakarta, in Java and trading posts throughout Asia including Bengal headquarters at Hooghly.
This canvas was commissioned by Pieter Sterthemius, first director of Hooghly trading post, and shows a visit to an Indian dignitary alongside trading and other local activities. Dutch East Indiamen navigate the Ganges River and at the upper right an act of religious self-castigation takes place.); Dutch, out of copyright

© Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands / Bridgeman Images

Bartholomew Fair, 1824 (hand-coloured aquatint engraving)

495524 Bartholomew Fair, 1824 (hand-coloured aquatint engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Unmounted fan leaf showing a view of Bartholomew Fair from 1721. Bartholomew Fair was one of London's pre-eminent summer Charter fairs. It took place each year on 24 August within the precincts of the Priory at West Smithfield, London.); English, out of copyright

© Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

BIO19957

Fruit and vegetables for the Drill sanctuary being transported by wheelbarrow
The purchase of fruit and vegetables supports the local economy while awaiting the viability of ecotourism
Drill Rehabilitation and Breeding Centre, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

© BIOS /AUSCAPE All rights reserved

Bananas, Commerce, Selling, Supplier, Trading, West, West Africa