Netherlands East India Company

Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie

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by Mark Sensen, 14 November 1996

The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC, United East India Company) existed 1602-1798.
Mark Sensen, 17 November 1996

• Other versions
• VOC Amsterdam Chamber
• VOC Delft Chamber
• VOC Enkhuizen Chamber
• VOC Hoorn Chamber
• VOC Zeeland Chamber (in Middelburg)
• VOC Rotterdam Chamber
• VOC Rotterdam Chamber - Administrator?
• VOC at the Cape of Good Hope
• VOC at the Cape of Good Hope doubtful flag
• Military units of the VOC

• Amsterdam
• Delft
• Enkhuizen
• Hoorn
• Middelburg
• Rotterdam
• Zeeland
• Netherlands West India Company
• Netherlands Nordic Company
• The Netherlands
• Netherlands Indies
• The Netherlands - Index of all pages
• Earliest flags over South Africa

Other versions

The upper stripe of the flags of the VOC and GWC was at first orange, and changed like in the Dutch flag to red between 1630 and 1660.
A variant of the VOC-cypher shows an "A" instead of the "V". Some say the "A" stands for Amsterdam and was used by this chamber, other say it stands for "Algemeene Oostindische Compagnie" ["General East India Company"].
The (six) chambers of the VOC (Dutch United East India Company) had their own flags: the town flag with the VOC-cypher, above this the initial of the town.
Eg. [geo17] National Geographic Oct.1917 gives this flag as the one Henry Hudson used when he was in service of the VOC during his 3^rd expedition.
Mark Sensen, 17 November 1996

VOC Amsterdam Chamber

VOC Delft Chamber

VOC Enkhuizen Chamber

VOC Hoorn Chamber