[Whaling] Statuten der Nederlandsche Walvischvisscherij-Maatschappij, te Amsterdam

"Voorbericht" by J. and Th. van Marselis and C. Brandligt. Amst., C.A. Spin, 1843, 23 p., orig. printed wr., kept in custom made gilt-lettered hmor. portfolio, in board slipcase. Wr. is splitting on spine, a bit soiled/ stained. With bookplate "Walvisch-vangst" of G.J. Honig, Zaandijk, on inside frontwr.

Jenkins, Bibl. of Whaling, p. 148; Muller, America 1799. On the company: Schokkenbroek, Trying-out (2008) p. 81-84. Cf. C. Brandligt, Geschiedkundige Beschouwing van de Walvisch-Visscherij (also published in 1843). Very rare and hardly ever offered for sale, this nice prospectus of 32 articles of association of the Dutch Whaling-Company, for shareholders. The company, operating under a government granted monopoly, was founded by Coenraad Brandligt who joined forces with the merchant house Van Marselis. Articles 4 and 5 show that the starting resources of the company were set on 600.000 guilders, to be established by shares of 1000 guilders each.