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The French East India Company (French: Compagnie française pour le commerce des Indes orientales) was a joint-stock company founded in France on 1 September 1664 to compete with the English (later British) and Dutch trading companies in the East Indies.
After having seized the Baltic trade they create, in 1602, the Dutch East India Company known under the acronym VOC (Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie) whose buildings still exist in Amsterdam. On a Dutch painting we see an interior lined with blue and white Ming porcelain dishes that the Dutch call Kraak porcelain derived from caraques, the ...
French East India Company, any of the French trading companies established in the 17th and 18th centuries to oversee French commerce with India, eastern Africa, and other territories of the Indian Ocean and the East Indies. The Compagnie Française des Indes Orientales was established by.
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May 21, 2018 · The establishment of the French East India Company was part of Colbert's ambitious mission to revamp France's economy. Its founding implied the removal of the monopoly from the Compagnie de l'Orient started by Cardinal Richelieu in 1642.
Divine blue & white 18th century Chinese porcelain plates adorned with blooming florals. Originally imported by the French East India Company. Made in China, sourced from France.
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Feb 29, 2024 · In 1664, France established the French East India Company (Compagnie française des Indes Orientales) as a chartered entity, aiming to rival the Netherlands and England in trade ventures across the East Indies, which encompassed the Asian region.
Covers the full scope of the French East India Company's military prowess and colonial influence, from its global trade dominance to its strategic triumphs i...
