Commander’s baton of the Dutch Governor of the Gold Coast
The running of the Dutch West India Company in West Africa was in the hands of the director-general in Fort Elmina. The commander’s baton lay before him on the table when he assembled his Kleine Raad (Small Council). The gold mounts on the ivory baton bear the monogram, GWC, of the Chartered West India Company.
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Commander’s baton of the Dutch Governor of the Gold Coast
The running of the Dutch West India Company in West Africa was in the hands of the director-general in Fort Elmina. The commander’s baton lay before him on the table when he assembled his Kleine Raad (Small Council). The gold mounts on the ivory baton bear the monogram, GWC, of the Chartered West India Company.
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De leiding van de West-Indisch ...... Westindische Compagnie (GWC).
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The running of the Dutch West ...... Chartered West India Company.
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NG-NM-2801
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Rijksmuseum
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Commander’s baton of the Dutch Governor of the Gold Coast
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Commandostaf van de Nederlandse gouverneur van de Goudkust
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c. 1600 - c. 1699
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ca. 1600 - ca. 1699
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diameter 3,8 cm
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diameter 3.8 cm
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height 37.2 cm
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hoogte 37,2 cm
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lengte 37 cm
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length 37 cm
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Collectie: Varia 17e eeuw
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derde kwart 17e eeuw
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eerste kwart 17e eeuw
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first quarter 17th century
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fourth quarter 17th century
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second quarter 17th century
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third quarter 17th century
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tweede kwart 17e eeuw
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vierde kwart 17e eeuw
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