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London and Bristol Company vs Royal African Company

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

London and Bristol Company is the older of the two, founded in 1610 — 50 years before Royal African Company.

Founded
1610
1660
Status
Active
Closed 1752
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Not recorded
Industry
international trade
international trade
Founders
James VI and I
Not recorded
Legal form
joint-stock company
Not recorded

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on London and Bristol Company and Royal African Company.