Category

17th-century merchants

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Jan Huyghen van Linschoten

Dutch Protestant merchant, traveller and historian (1563–1611)

Konstantinos Phaulkon

Greek adventurer (1647-1688)

Dutch politician, industrialist, gun merchant (1587-1652)

Joseph de la Vega

Jewish Hispano-Dutch merchant, poet, and philanthropist

Willem Usselincx

Flemish merchant

Mayor of Dordrecht (1589-1674)

Jacques l'Hermite

Dutch admiral and explorer (1582-1624)

Francisco Pelsaert

Laurent d'Arvieux

French traveler

17th century Italian poisoner

Kiliaen van Rensselaer

(1586-1643) Netherlands merchant

Lord of Engelenburg, member of Amsterdam regency, representative of the States-General of the Netherlands and board member VOC (1586-1652)

Sheikh Ahmad Qomi

Persian-born merchant (1543–1631)

Zakaria Aguletsi

historic traveler who published important documents

Francesco Carletti

Italian writer and merchant

Shantidas Jhaveri

Indian jewellery and bullion trader during Mughal era

Gerrit van Wuysthoff

Volkert Overlander

Lord of Purmerland and Ilpendam, Mayor of Amsterdam

Chinese tailor, merchant and fugitive

Cornelia van Nijenroode

Kinokuniya Bunzaemon

Japanese merchant

Cornelis van der Geest

spice merchant from Antwerp and patron of the arts

Nicholas van Hoorn

Isaack Gilsemans

Dutch merchant and artist (c.1606–1646)

Thijmen Jacobsz Hinlopen

Dutch businessman

Theophilus Eaton

Founder of New Haven, Connecticut, first governor of the New Haven Colony

Lucas van Uffelen

merchant and art collector (1586-1638)

Jan Jacobszoon Hinlopen

Dutch art collector and merchant

Girolamo Conestaggio

Italian merchant and scholar

Joan Huydecoper van Maarsseveen

Dutch businessman and mayor of Amsterdam (1599-1661)

Jeremias Van Vliet

Dutch East India Company merchant and Thai history chronicler (1602-1663)

Aletta Hannemans

brewer from the Northern Netherlands