Division of the Virginia Company
Virginia Company of PlymouthThe 1606 grants by James I to the London and Plymouth companies. The overlapping area (yellow) was granted to both companies on the condition that neither found a settlement within 100 miles (160 km) of the other. Jamestown is noted by "J." The Spanish settlement of Saint Augustine, the French settlements of Québec and Port-Royal, and Popham are also shown |
| Plymouth Company |
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Industry | Maritime transport, trade |
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Founded | (10 April 1606; 418 years ago (1606-04-10)) at Westminster, England |
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Founder | James I |
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Defunct | 24 May 1624 (1624-05-24) |
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Fate | Dissolved following transformation of areas into crown colony |
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Headquarters | , England |
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Area served | New England |
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Products | Cash crops, timber |
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The Plymouth Company, officially known as the Virginia Company of Plymouth, was a company chartered by King James in 1606 along with the Virginia Company of London with responsibility for colonizing the east coast of America between latitudes 38° and 45° N.[1]
- ^ John Patterson Davis (1905), Corporations: A Study of the Origin and Development of Great Business Combinations and of Their Relation to the Authority of the State, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, OCLC 82100178, OL 23545424M