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Project Tags

(Under construction - covers European trading posts between, roughly, 1600-1800)

Powers

  • Spain
  • Portugal
  • Dutch Republic
  • England
  • France
  • Denmark

Exclusions

(+/- permanent colonies, evolving into "settled states", stretching into industrial times and the 20th century).

  • South Africa/Kaapstad
  • Portuguese Angola
  • Portuguese Moçambique
  • Portuguese Brazil
  • Dutch India/Batavia
  • New Netherland/Nieuw Amsterdam
  • Suriname
  • Nederlandse Antillen
  • Thirteen Colonies, US territories
  • Canada, Nouvelle France
  • ...

(Possible exceptions to the exclusions: some settlements in i.e. Sumatra, Borneo, Australia...)

Trading Posts

Africa - Asia - Oceania

Africa

West

  • Africa (General)
    • Arguin
    • Cape Mount
    • Saint Helena
    • Tasso
    • Walvisbaai
  • Gold Coast (Ghana)
    • Anomabu
    • Cong
    • Egya
    • Elmina (Fort St George, Sao Jorge da Mina)
    • Fort Amsterdam (Cormantin)
    • Fort Apollonia
    • Fort Batenstein (Butri)
    • Fort Carolusborg (Cabo Corço, Oguaa)
    • Fort Christiansborg (Accra)
    • Fort Conraadsburg
    • Fort Crêvecoeur, Ussher Town (Accra)
    • Fort Dorothea
    • Fort Elise Carthago
    • Fort Goede Hoop
    • Fort Hollandia, Poquefoe (Princess Town)
    • Fort Java (1828)
    • Fort Komenda
    • Fort bij Kpone
    • Fort Lijdzaamheid (Patience, Apam)
    • Fort Metalen Kruis, Dixcove
    • Fort Naglas
    • Fort Nassau (Mouri)
    • Fort Oranje (Sekondi)
    • Fort Ruychaver
    • Fort Santo Antonio de Axim
    • Fort San Sebastian, Shama
    • Fort Scomarus
    • Fort Singelenburgh (Keta)
    • Fort de Veer
    • Fort Vredenburg (Komenda)
    • Fort Witsen
    • Kumase
    • Sekondi
  • Loango-Angola
    • Cabinda
    • Corsico
    • Ensandeira
    • Factorij J.van Roubergen
    • Fort Mols (Cambamba)
    • Loango (Boary)
    • Malemba
    • Mayumba
    • Mpinda
    • Ngoyo
    • São Felipe de Benguela
    • São Paulo de Luanda (Fort Aardenburgh, Luanda)
    • Soyo
  • Senegambia (Senegal)
    • Goree
    • Joal
    • Portudal
    • Rufisque
  • Slave Coast (Nigeria-Benin-Togo-Sao Tomé)
    • Agathon
    • Appa
    • Allada
    • Aneho (Klein Popo)
    • Annobon
    • Badagri
    • Benin
    • Epe
    • Grand Popo
    • Jaquim, Fort Zelandia
    • Meidorp
    • Offra
    • Ouidah
    • Principe (note: de Moucheron)
    • Sao Tomé
    • Save

South and East

  • Antongil Bay (Madagascar)
  • Fort Dauphin (Madagascar)
  • Nzwani (Comores)
  • Réunion
  • Moçambique
    • Delagoa Bay (Fort Lydsaamheid)
  • Mauritius
    • Haven van Warwijck (Vieux Grand Port, Fort Frederick Hendrick)

Middle East

  • Arabia
    • Aden
    • Masquat
    • Mokka (al-Mukha, Mocha)
  • Al-Shirh
  • Persia (VOC Directors)
    • Band-e Kong (Congo)
    • Basra
    • Boucher, Boesjir
    • Gamron (Bandar Abbas)
    • Isfahan
    • Kareek, Kharg (Fort Mosselstein)
    • Kirman
    • Kismus
    • Lar
    • Shiraz
  • Sindi

South Asia

  • Bengalen (Dutch Directors)
    • Baleshwar (Bellasoor)
    • Baranagar
    • Cassimabasar (Cassimbazar, Calcapore)
    • Chandernagore
    • Devanampatinao
    • Dhaka
    • Fulta
    • Hougli/Chinsura
    • Murshidabad
    • Nizamapatao
    • Patna
    • Pipely
    • Serampore (Frederiksnagore)
  • Coromandel (Dutch Governors)
    • Bimilipatnam (Bheemunipatnam)
    • Daatzeram (Drakshawarama)
    • Fort St. George
    • Golkonda
    • Jaggernaikpoeram (Kakinada)
    • Karaikal
    • Machilipatnam
    • Madras (Chennai)
    • Masulipatnam
    • Nagelwanze (Nagulavancha)
    • Negapatnam (Fort Vijf Sinnen)
    • Paliacatta (Pulicat, Fort Geldria)
    • Palikol
    • Petapoeli (Nizampatnam)
    • Pondicherry
    • Porto Novo (Parangippettai)
    • Sadras
    • Santhome
    • Tegenapatnam, Kudalur (Cuddalore)
    • Tierepopelier (Thiruppapuliyur)
    • Tranquebar
  • India (General)
    • Alandale
    • Anjediva (Portuguese 1505-1961)
    • Anjengo (Anchuthengu)
    • Bharuch (Broach)
    • Bombay (Mumbai)
    • Burhanpur
    • Chettuva (Fort William)
    • Cottatte (Cotatte, Kottar, Nagercoil)
    • Nicobar (Frederiksøerne)
    • Travancore
    • Tuticorin (Thoothukudi)
    • Vembar (Bempaar)
  • Malabar (VOC Commanders)
    • Alleppey
    • Ayacotta
    • Cannanore (Cannanur)
    • Chendamangalam
    • Chetwai
    • Cochin de Cima (Pallipuram) (Portuguese 1503-1661, Dutch 1661-1789)
    • Cochin, Cochin de Baixo, Santa Cruz (Portuguese 1500-1663, Dutch 1663-1814, British 1814-1947)
    • Comorin (Commorijn)
    • Cranganore (Kodungallor)
    • Goa
    • Kayankulam
    • Kundapura (Barselor, Coondapoor)
    • Pappinivattom
    • Pallipuram
    • Ponnani
    • Purakkad (Porka)
    • Quilon, Coylan, (Kollam)
    • Tengenepatnam
    • Vengurla (Wingurla)
  • Maldives
    • Malé
  • Sri Lanka (Ceylon) (Dutch Governors)
    • Alvatier (Allwatiernegary)
    • Ambalangoda
    • Anguruwatota
    • Batticaloa
    • Erkelenchenie
    • Chilaw (Silauw)
    • Gallé
    • Hammenheil
    • Jaffna (Jaffnapatnam)
    • Kalpitiya (Kalpetty, Calpentyn)
    • Kalutara
    • Kandy
    • Koddiyar (Kaddaiparichchan, Koetjaar, Cutiar, Cotiaar, Kottiyar, Koddiyar)
    • Mahagama
    • Matara
    • Negombo
    • Panama
    • Punneikayal
    • Trincomalee
    • Yala
  • Surat
    • Ahmadabad
    • Agra
    • Cambay
    • Khursat
    • Jalalpur
    • Suratte (Surat)

South East Asia

  • Amboina (Dutch Governors)
    • Ambon (Fort Victoria)
    • Asahoedi
    • Buru (Boeroe)
    • Haroekoe (Fort Zeelandia)
    • Hila (Kasteel van Verre, Fort Amsterdam)
    • Larike (Fort Rotterdam)
    • Manipa (Fort Wantrouw)
    • Saparoea (Fort Den Briel, For Duurstede, Fort Hollandia)
    • Serikkembelo (Cambello, Fort Hardenberg)
  • Banda (Dutch Governors)
    • Banda Neira (Fort Nassau, Fort Belgica)
    • Kisser (Fort Delftshaven)
    • Laontang
    • Lontor (Fort Hollandia)
    • Pulau Aij (Fort Revenge)
    • Rosengain (Hatta)
    • Wajer (Fort Orangie)
  • Burma (Arakan) (VOC Chief Factors)
    • Ava (Awa)
    • Baungdwet
    • Martaban (Martavaan)
    • Mrohaung (Arakan, Mrauk-U)
    • Pegu
    • Siriangh (Syriam, Than Hlyin)
  • Cambodia
    • Laauweck (Lawek)
    • Ponomping (Phnom Penh)
  • Malakka (Dutch Governors)
    • Malakka
    • Riouw (Tandjong Pinang, Tanjungpinang)
    • Selangor (Fort Altingburg, Fort Utrecht)
  • Siam (Thailand) (Dutch Chief Factors)
    • Ayutthaya
    • Ligor (Nakhon Si Thammarat)
    • Oedjang Salang (Phuket)
    • Patani
    • Singora (Songkhla)
  • Singapore
  • Ternate (Dutch Governors)
    • Batsjan (Fort Barneveld)
    • Gorontalo
    • Kwandang (Fort Oranje)
    • Limboto
    • Makean (Fort Mauritius; Fort de Provintien; Fort Tabilolo)
    • Manado (Fort Amsterdam)
    • Sanana (Fort Claverblad, Fort de Verwachtingh)
    • Ternate (Fort Oranje)

East Asia

Americas

Caribbean

  • Islas de la Bahía
  • Nieuw Walcheren (Tobago)
  • San Juan
  • Sint Eustatius (Fort Orange) (incl. Sint Maarten, Saba)

Central America

  • Trujillo

South America

  • Aves
  • Berbice
  • Caracas
  • Castro
  • Chiloé
  • Demerara
  • Essequibo
  • Fort Oranje, Itamaracá
  • Fort Schoonenborch
  • Frederikstadt (João Pessoa)
  • Isla Tortuga
  • Nova Amsterdã (Natal)
  • Olinda
  • Pomeroon
  • Punta de Araya
  • Recif, Mauritsstad
  • Santa Marta
  • Unare
  • Valdivia

North America

  • Fort Jemseg
  • Fort Pentagouet