What happened in the 1690s?
🚢 Darien Scheme (1698-1700) - An unsuccessful attempt by the Kingdom of Scotland to become a world trading nation by establishing a colony called "Caledonia" on the Isthmus of Panama.
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Darien scheme - Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
The Sea, Scottish Colonization, and the Darien Scheme, 1696–1700 (openedition.org)
Darien scheme | Military Wiki - Fandom (fandom.com)
Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies - NatWest Group (natwestgroup.com)
Darien, the Golden Dream | Scottish Colonial Literature - DOI (doi.org)
Scotland, Darien and the Atlantic World, 1698–1700 (edinburghuniversitypress.com)
JulieOrr2014l.pdf - Discovery Research Portal - University of Dundee (ac.uk)
The Sea, Scottish Colonization, and the Darien (archive.org)
The 1690s: a nation in crisis | The Scots and the Union - DOI (doi.org)
(PDF) To Get Rich for Our Homeland: The Company of Scotland and ... (researchgate.net)