Private company

Society for Navigation on Essequibo and adjacent Rivers

Logo: Sociëteit ter Navigatie op Essequebo en annexe Rivieren, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Dutch Republic trading company, 1771–1788

The Essequibo Society, in Dutch: Sociëteit van Essequibo, (SVE), full name in 18th century Dutch Societeyt ter Navigatie op Essequebo en annexe Rivieren, was a Dutch trading company headquartered in Middelburg, founded in 1771 and disestablished in 1788. The society was founded to preserve Zeeland´s preferential trading rights to Essequibo.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

The Essequibo Society, in Dutch: Sociëteit van Essequibo, (SVE), full name in 18th century Dutch Societeyt ter Navigatie op Essequebo en annexe Rivieren, was a Dutch trading company headquartered in Middelburg, founded in 1771 and disestablished in 1788. The society was founded to preserve Zeeland´s preferential trading rights to Essequibo.2