Dutch and English East India Company charting programs (1600–1700)

1. English East India Company receives royal charter

   Dec 31, 1600Labels: English East, Queen Elizabeth

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   • EIC Wikipedia

2. Dutch East India Company (VOC) is founded

   Mar 20, 1602Labels: Dutch East, Dutch Republic

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   • VOC Wikipedia

3. Hessel Gerritsz becomes VOC’s exclusive cartographer

   Oct 16, 1617Labels: Hessel Gerritsz, VOC

   • Gerritsz Wikipedia
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4. VOC begins building a centralized Asian base

   Jan 1, 1619Labels: Batavia, VOC

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   • VOC Wikipedia

5. VOC incorporates new Australian coastline information

   Jan 1, 1628Labels: Australian coastline, VOC

   • Gerritsz Wikipedia

6. Blaeu becomes VOC cartographer after Gerritsz

   Jan 1, 1633Labels: Willem Jansz, VOC

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7. Blaeu publishes the Atlas Maior in stages

   Jan 1, 1662Labels: Atlas Maior, Joan Blaeu

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   • Atlas Maior

8. Seller publishes Practical Navigation for English seafarers

   Jan 1, 1669Labels: John Seller, Navigation manual

   • Seller Wikipedia

9. Seller appointed Hydrographer to the King

   Mar 1, 1671Labels: John Seller, Hydrographer to

   • Seller Wikipedia

10. Seller launches The English Pilot chart series

    Apr 24, 1671Labels: The English, John Seller

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11. Parliament weakens EIC monopoly, encouraging “interlopers”

    Jan 1, 1694Labels: Parliament 1694, East India

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12. New rival East India Company chartered in England

    Sep 5, 1698Labels: New Company, English Company

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