Allegory of the West India Company and the East India Company

The personifications of the West India Company and the East India Company, each holding a company flag, point to the coats of arms of Aegidius van den Bempden and Jan Lieve Geelvinck, directors of the trading companies and mayors of Amsterdam. To the right, the Amsterdam Town Hall and the personifications of Faith, Mercury as the god of trade, and Justice. To the left, merchant ships at sea and people representing the West and East Indian peoples. In the foreground, merchandise. Explanatory text in French in the margin at the bottom. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Trade, Industry and Traffic, Commerce, Trade in the Colonies.