English merchants of the Company of Adventurers

E2008

group of investors merchant collective trading consortium

English merchants of the Company of Adventurers were a group of London-based investors and traders who financed early 17th-century voyages of exploration and commerce, including Henry Hudson’s expeditions in search of new trade routes.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands	1
English merchants of the Company of Adventurers canonical	1
Merchant Adventurers	1

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	group of investors ⓘ merchant collective ⓘ trading consortium ⓘ
activeInCentury	17th century ⓘ
activityStartApprox	early 17th century ⓘ
associatedWith	Henry Hudson ⓘ
basedIn	City of London ⓘ surface form: London
contributedTo	development of English commercial navigation ⓘ mapping of northern sea routes ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
economicRole	provision of capital for overseas ventures ⓘ risk-sharing in maritime trade ⓘ
financed	Henry Hudson’s expeditions ⓘ voyages of commerce ⓘ voyages of exploration ⓘ
goal	access to new markets ⓘ acquisition of trade goods ⓘ
historicalContext	English overseas expansion ⓘ early 17th-century global trade competition ⓘ
involvedIn	North Atlantic exploration ⓘ search for Northwest Passage ⓘ
languageOfBusiness	English ⓘ
locationOfActivity	Maritime Greenwich ⓘ surface form: London docks Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
memberOfClass	early modern English merchants ⓘ
operatedUnder	English royal authority ⓘ
organizedAs	joint-stock venture ⓘ
primaryMotivation	commercial profit ⓘ expansion of English trade ⓘ
provided	funding for crews and supplies ⓘ ships for exploration voyages ⓘ
sector	maritime trade ⓘ overseas investment ⓘ
sought	new trade routes ⓘ
timePeriod	Age of Exploration ⓘ early Stuart era ⓘ
typicalActivity	chartering ships for long-distance voyages ⓘ raising capital from London investors ⓘ
usedInstrument	chartered company structure ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Henry Hudson → employer → English merchants of the Company of Adventurers ⓘ

Russia Company → relatedTo → English merchants of the Company of Adventurers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Merchant Adventurers

Edward Bonaventure → sailedFor → English merchants of the Company of Adventurers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands