VOC Databases
- Historiographical Institute of the University of Tokyo (Japanese)
The Institute has become a major center of Japanese historical research, and makes historical sources available. The institute made a search page for the microfilm collection in English. The microfilms contain many records of the VOC concerning Japan.
- Dagregisters Kasteel Batavia 1683-1701 (Dutch)
Table of contents of the Daily Records of the Castle of Batavia.
- Atlas of Mutual Heritage (English and Dutch)
The Atlas of Mutual Heritage is an expanding data-bank containing a survey of former Dutch settlements in the East and West, and illustrative material of these settlements (maps, paintings, drawings, prints and photos).
- Uitgevaren voor de Kamers (Dutch)
700.000 servants of the VOC sailing to Asia: their names, place of origin, profession, ship, date of departure and return, death, payments and other personal information mentioned in the Scheepssoldijboeken 1700-1794. The results are linked to the databas
- The VOC Site (Dutch)
Database of 2000 VOC ships with additional data plus extensive information about the history of the VOC, establishments, governors-general, publications, dozens of links and a glossarium on ships, navigation and the VOC.
- VOC Glossarium (Dutch)
Search on-line the explanation of uncommon expressions used in VOC documents.
- Dutch Asiatic Shipping (English)
4700 ships sailing to Asia and 3400 ships returning to the Netherlands 1695-1795. Names of ships and master, place and date of departure and return, place and date of arrival and departure in Cape and Asia, type of ship and many other details.
- Dutch Asiatic Shipping (Dutch)
4700 ships sailing to Asia and 3400 ships returning to the Netherlands 1695-1795. Names of ships and master, place and date of departure and return, place and date of arrival and departure in Cape and Asia, type of ship and many other details.
VOC Websites
- Transcription of Estate Papers at Cape of Good Hope (English)
Website of the TEPC Projecty concerning the transcription of inventories of the Orphan Chamber (MOOC) at Cape of Good Hope
- Dutch Portugese Colonial History (English)
Dozens of links to website with information, lists, databases, maps, drawings, etc. on Dutch and Portugese settlements in Asia, Africa and the America's and some about German, Danish, Swedish and French colonial history.
- VOC links (English)
Over 300 links to websites and databases concerning the VOC about the history, ships, settlements, governors, museums, coins, archives, documentation, chambers, maps, drawings, trade, discoveries, buildings and books.
- VOC Information Centre (Dutch)
Website for a broad audience giving a short sketch of the VOC, including the organisation, the Chambers (offices) in the Netherlands, the merchant ships, the main establishments in Asia and Africa, the most important commodoties, maps and a bibliog
- Factorij B@tavia; a virtual factory of the VOC (English and Dutch)
Archives, documents, articles and internet links on the history of the VOC. Including a gateway to information on slavery at the Cape of Good Hope. [WEBSITE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN DISAPPEARED]
- VOC Glossarium (Dutch)
Download and print a list of 127 pages with the explanation of uncommon expressions used in VOC documents.
- In search of a VOC servant (English)
Search guide how to search in the national archives of the Netherlands for data on an employee of the VOC.
- Op zoek naar een dienaar van de VOC (Dutch)
Gids voor het zoeken in het Nederlandse Nationaal Archief naar gegevens over personen in dienst van de VOC.
- Taaloord (Afrikaans)
Website on the South African language Afrikaans, including articles about the influence of Dutch in the VOC period on modern Afrikaans
- Steven van der Haghen, first admiral of the VOC (English and Dutch)
Biography and translation of letters, some fragments in English, of Stephen van der Hagen, who sailed to Asia for the VOC and the precedessor of the Company 1599-1619. The transcription project is still going on.
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