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 Logo of the SNER, source: Zeeuws Archief, 87, Verzameling Verheye van Citters, inv.nr. 51d | |
 Detail of a painting of the frigate ‘’Essequebo Sociëteit’’ on the roadsted of Flushing, oil on canvas, Engel Hoogerheyden, 1772. Collection Scheepvaartmuseum Amsterdam, object A.1171. | |
Native name | Sociëteyt ter Navigatie op Essequebo en annexe Rivieren |
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| Company type | Chartered company |
| Industry | Consumer goods |
| Founded | 1 March 1771 |
| Defunct | 1 January 1788 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Board of Directors |
| Products | Sugar, Cocoa, Coffee and Cotton |
 fl. 320,000 | |
Number of employees | unknown |
The Society for Navigation on Essequibo and adjacent Rivers was a Dutch organization headquartered in Middelburg, founded in 1771 and disestablished in 1788.
The Board of Directors of the Sociëteit ter Navigatie op Essequebo en annexe Rivieren (Society for Navigation on Essequibo and adjacent Rivers) was led by five men. The directors received compensation and a percentage of the dividend paid out. Cornelis van den Helm Boddaert became president. Meetings were held in the house of the appointed accountant. This postal address was that of P.C. van Visvliet in the Brakstraat. Another participant was Daniël Radermacher. Half of the investment capital had to be present before March 1771 and this goal was achieved. The objective of the society was to equip ships to Essequibo, which made the SNER a shipping company that exclusively transported goods.