![undefined](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Johannes-vingboons-11-kasteel-elmina-en-fort-nassau-ghana.jpg) *[Elmina Castle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmina_Castle "Elmina Castle") and [Fort Nassau, Ghana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Nassau,_Ghana "Fort Nassau, Ghana") (ca 1665).* A Dutch joint-stock company chartered in 1621 to trade in the Atlantic and conduct the African [[Slavery|slave trade]]. Was dissolved in 1792.