Private company

Snouck Hurgronje & Louijsse

Trade company in the Netherlands

Snouck Hurgronje & Louijsse was a Dutch trading company founded by Steven Matthijs Snouck Hurgronje and Abraham Louijsse in 1766 and dissolved in 1788. It focused on textiles, ivory, the slave trade, and smuggling.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Photo: K.F. Bendorp, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Snouck Hurgronje & Louijsse was a Dutch trading company founded by Steven Matthijs Snouck Hurgronje and Abraham Louijsse in 1766 and dissolved in 1788. It focused on textiles, ivory, the slave trade, and smuggling.2

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