Usselincx Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 (edited) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction: Hi there! My name is Willem Usselincx, founder of the West-Indische Compagnie. I would like to welcome you to this thread and if you have any questions feel free to leave a comment or message me! History: The Dutch West India Company was a chartered company (known as the "West-Indische Compagnie" in Dutch or just the simple abbreviation "WIC") of Dutch Merchants. Among its founding fathers was Willem Usselincx. On June 3, 1621 the company was granted a charter for a trade monopoly in the West Indies by the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands and given jurisdiction over the Atlantic Slave Trade, Brazil, the Caribbean, and North America. The area where the company could operate consisted of West Africa and the Americas, which included the Pacific Ocean and the eastern part of New Guinea. The intended purpose of the charter was to eliminate competition, particularly the Spanish and Portuguese, between the various trading ports established by the merchants. The company became instrumental in the Dutch Colonization of the Americas. The Trading Company: We accept anyone! Dutch or not the main language that will be spoken is English. So English is a requirement. We will be using Dutch Ships and we will mainly focus around Trading and Exploring. We aim for realism and historical accuracy. Our steam group: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/WICompagnie Are you interested in joining? Feel free to message me or add me as a friend on steam! This was it for now! Tune in later for more updates! I wish you good luck in the game and the best time possible! Sincerely, Usselincx Edited May 7, 2015 by Usselincx 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry d'Esterre Darby Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Awesome! I was hoping someone would do something like this. Great fortunes to you sir! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Blackwell Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Fair winds to you sir, for if you should come within a thousand sea miles of Isle de Hispaniola, your cargo shall become my cargo. I hope to be seeing you boys in a great many numbers on the high seas! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePandanator2 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Hallo! I'm quite interested in joining you fine gentlemen in your entrepreneuring endeavors! Just wondering what are the requirements we will be asked, besides knowledge of the English language? I shall soon be messaging you over steam to get more information. I look forward to working with you all May the winds fill our sails and gold fill our pockets! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Käpt´n Blaubär Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 sounds cool and very interesting ill have a look an your steam site. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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