Amsterdam as a mercantile and financial hub (1580–1720)

1. Fall of Antwerp triggers merchant flight north

   Aug 17, 1585Labels: Antwerp, Dutch Republic, Protestant merchants

   • Britannica
   • History Amsterdam

2. Amsterdam’s “staple market” role expands

   Jan 1, 1590Labels: Amsterdam staple, Baltic grain, Warehousing

   • Dutch Republic
   • Amsterdam

3. VOC chartered, launching mass share investment

   Mar 20, 1602Labels: Dutch East, VOC, Dutch state

   • VOC Wikipedia
   • Swiss Museum

4. Regular secondary trading of VOC shares begins

   Jan 1, 1606Labels: VOC shares, Amsterdam secondary

   • Euronext Amsterdam
   • ENVEES

5. City establishes the Bank of Amsterdam (Wisselbank)

   Jan 31, 1609Labels: Bank of, Wisselbank

   • Bank Amsterdam
   • RNA Archives

6. Amsterdam completes Hendrick de Keyser’s exchange

   Jan 1, 1611Labels: Koopmansbeurs, Hendrick de

   • ENVEES
   • Korenbeurs

7. Dutch West India Company expands Amsterdam’s Atlantic reach

   Jun 3, 1621Labels: Dutch West, WIC

   • Britannica
   • WIC Wikipedia

8. Tulip Mania peaks and collapses in the Republic

   Feb 1, 1637Labels: Tulip Mania, Dutch Republic

   • Britannica
   • Tulip mania

9. Peace of Münster recognizes Dutch independence

   Jan 30, 1648Labels: Peace of, Dutch independence

   • Britannica
   • Peace M nster

10. Navigation Act targets Dutch shipping, raising tensions

    Oct 1, 1651Labels: Navigation Act, England

    • Britannica
    • BCW

11. First Anglo-Dutch War ends with Treaty of Westminster

    Apr 15, 1654Labels: First Anglo-Dutch, Treaty of

    • Britannica
    • Treaty Westminster

12. Second Anglo-Dutch War ends with Treaty of Breda

    Jul 31, 1667Labels: Second Anglo-Dutch, Treaty of

    • Britannica
    • Treaty Breda

13. Rampjaar shocks the Republic and tests Amsterdam finance

    May 1, 1672Labels: Rampjaar, Dutch Republic

    • Rampjaar
    • Dutch Republic

14. de la Vega publishes first major stock-exchange book

    Jan 1, 1688Labels: Joseph de, Confusion of

    • Euronext Amsterdam
    • Exchange History

15. Windhandel speculation connects Amsterdam to the 1720 bubble

    Aug 1, 1720Labels: Windhandel, Dutch speculation

    • JFE 2013
    • Oxford Academic