Investing in Engenhos: Credit, Claims, and Sugar Mills in Dutch Brazil

This article examines the issue of private investment in the seventeenth-century Dutch colony in Brazil. For the first time, new archival discoveries allow for a reconstruction of the size of private investment in the colony, as well as a breakdown into distinct investment activities. The article a...

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Published in:Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis
Main Author: Erik Odegard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: openjournals.nl 2022-09-01
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Online Access:https://tseg.nl/article/view/8144