The letter was addressed to the directors of the West India Company and contained information about how the island of ...

Unexpectedly, this ostensibly positive development had serious repercussions on important segments of the country's economy, as the Dutch guilder became stronger, making Dutch non-oil exports less ...

On Dec. 10, 1624, a Dutch water authority called Hoogheemraadschap Lekdijk Bovendams sold a bond for 1,200 Carolus guilders to a woman in Amsterdam, promising to pay 2.5% interest in perpetuity.