Virginia Company of London

Not to be confused with Virginia Company.

Virginia Company of London
Virginia Company of London
Company typeDivision of the Virginia Company
IndustryMaritime transport, trade
Founded(10 April 1606; 418 years ago (1606-04-10)) at Westminster, England
FounderJames I
Defunct24 May 1624 (1624-05-24)
FateDissolved
Headquarters
London
,
England
Area served
Virginia
ProductsCash crops, timber, tobacco

The Virginia Company of London (sometimes called "London Company") was a division of the Virginia Company with responsibility for colonizing the east coast of North America between latitudes 34° and 41° N.[1]

  1. ^ Charles Wankel (16 June 2009). Encyclopedia of business in today's world. SAGE Publications. p. 333. ISBN 978-1-4129-6427-2. Retrieved 8 April 2011.