Danish Asiatic Company

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Danish Asiatic Company (Danish: Asiatisk Kompagni) was a Danish trading company established in 1730 to revive Danish trade on the Danish East Indies and China following the closure of the Danish East India Company.[1] It was granted a 40-year monopoly on Danish trade on Asia in 1732 and taken over by the Danish government in 1772. It was headquartered at Asiatisk Plads in Copenhagen. Its former premises are now used by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Danish Colonial Merchant Ensign of India

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Members of the board of directors included:

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Details of some of these armed trading ships, often built by the Royal Danish dockyards as "handelskib, chinafarer", can be found at the Royal Danish Naval Museum website[2] Two have a history record at Skibregister.[3]

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  1. ^ Glamann, Kristof (1960). "The Danish Asiatic Company, 1732–;1772". Scandinavian Economic History Review. 8 (2): 109–149. doi:10.1080/03585522.1960.10411426.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Royal Danish Naval Museum -List of Danish Warships
  3. ^ Royal Danish Naval Museum - Skibregister
  4. ^ a b c d e f Klem p 220
  5. ^ a b c d e Klem p 222
  6. ^ Record card for Fyen
  7. ^ a b c d Klem p 224
  8. ^ Klem p 226
  9. ^ a b Klem p 228
  10. ^ a b Klem p 232
  11. ^ a b Klem p 234
  12. ^ Record card for Den Gloende

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