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Tulip Mania in the Dutch Republic (1634–1637)

1594 - 1637

Spanish treasure fleets and imperial commerce (1503–1733)

1503 - 1740

South Sea Company and the South Sea Bubble (1711–1720)

1711 - 1721

Rise of wool and cloth manufacture and export in England (1500–1700)

1540 - 1707

Portuguese Casa da Índia and maritime trade with Asia (1503–1580)

1503 - 1580

Navigation Acts and English mercantile policy (1651–1696)

1651 - 1696

Medici bank and the growth of merchant banking networks (1397–1494)

1397 - 1494

Lloyd's Coffee House and the development of marine insurance in London (1688–1760)

1688 - 1771

Hanseatic League commercial networks and decline (1450–1650)

1441 - 1669

French Compagnie des Indes and Caribbean trade (1664–1769)

1664 - 1769

English East India Company early commercial expansion (1600–1708)

1600 - 1708

Dutch East India Company (VOC) trade and commercial operations (1602–1799)

1602 - 1799

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