Company of Scotland Trading to Africa & the Indies
Other Business Names:
- Darien Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, Scotland
- Panama
Sectors:
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
International trading inc chartered companies activities
Notes:
Established by Act of the Scottish Parliament in 1695 when granted a monopoly of trade to Indies, Africa and America. Otherwise known as the Darien Company. Embarked upon a scheme to establish a trading settlement at Darien (Panama) which failed as did other schemes. The Darien project caused such losses that it significantly weakened the Scottish economy. Defunct shortly after 1700 [edited]
Publications:
- Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies, 1696-1707 by Insh, George Pratt (ed)
- Darien. A journey in search of empire by McKendrick, John
- Darien Company by Unknown
- Darien. The Scottish dream of empire by Prebble, John
- Early history of the Darien Company by Bingham, H S
- Founders of the Company of Scotland by Irish, G P
- History of William Paterson and the Darien Company by Barbour, J S
- 'Ill used by our government'. The Darien venture, King William and the development of opposition politics in Scotland, 1695-1701 by Comunale, Rachael E
- Management of capital by the Company of Scotland, 1696-1707 by Watt, Douglas
- Papers Relating to the Ships and Voyages of the Company of Scotland Trading to Africa & the Indies, 1696-1707 by Insh, George Pratt (ed)
- 'Scottish vision of empire. Intellectual origins of the Darien venture' in J Robertson (ed), A Union of Empire by Armitage, David
- The Darien Adventure. The story of Scotland's attempt to set up a trading colony in Central America by Unknown
- The Darien Disaster by Prebble, John
- The Darien Scheme by Insh, George Pratt
- The Darien Scheme and the Church of Scotland by Ramsay, Jack C
- The Darien Venture by Cundall, Frank
- The Disaster of Darien. The story of the Scots settlement and the causes of failure, 1699-1701 by Hart, Francis R
- William Paterson. The merchant statesman and founder of the Bank of England. His life and times by Bannister, Saxe (ed)
- Writings of William Patterson ...Founder of the Bank of England and of the Darien Company by Bannister, Saxe (ed)
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Darien Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, Scotland
- Panama
Sectors:
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland International trading inc chartered companies activities
Notes:
Established by Act of the Scottish Parliament in 1695 when granted a monopoly of trade to Indies, Africa and America. Otherwise known as the Darien Company. Embarked upon a scheme to establish a trading settlement at Darien (Panama) which failed as did other schemes. The Darien project caused such losses that it significantly weakened the Scottish economy. Defunct shortly after 1700 [edited]Publications:
- Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies, 1696-1707 by Insh, George Pratt (ed)
- Darien. A journey in search of empire by McKendrick, John
- Darien Company by Unknown
- Darien. The Scottish dream of empire by Prebble, John
- Early history of the Darien Company by Bingham, H S
- Founders of the Company of Scotland by Irish, G P
- History of William Paterson and the Darien Company by Barbour, J S
- 'Ill used by our government'. The Darien venture, King William and the development of opposition politics in Scotland, 1695-1701 by Comunale, Rachael E
- Management of capital by the Company of Scotland, 1696-1707 by Watt, Douglas
- Papers Relating to the Ships and Voyages of the Company of Scotland Trading to Africa & the Indies, 1696-1707 by Insh, George Pratt (ed)
- 'Scottish vision of empire. Intellectual origins of the Darien venture' in J Robertson (ed), A Union of Empire by Armitage, David
- The Darien Adventure. The story of Scotland's attempt to set up a trading colony in Central America by Unknown
- The Darien Disaster by Prebble, John
- The Darien Scheme by Insh, George Pratt
- The Darien Scheme and the Church of Scotland by Ramsay, Jack C
- The Darien Venture by Cundall, Frank
- The Disaster of Darien. The story of the Scots settlement and the causes of failure, 1699-1701 by Hart, Francis R
- William Paterson. The merchant statesman and founder of the Bank of England. His life and times by Bannister, Saxe (ed)
- Writings of William Patterson ...Founder of the Bank of England and of the Darien Company by Bannister, Saxe (ed)