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Artifact

Batavian Oil Company Agreement

Description

  • Contract made between De Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij (also known as the Batavian Oil Company, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell) and Frederick T. Webb for a period of three years beginning on August 19, 1908 to drill for oil in Borneo. 

Background Information

  • This was probably the second contract signed by Frederick Thomas Webb to drill in Borneo, as it is known that he signed his first contract in 1906. 

Map Location

Latitude: 42° 52' 57.065" N
Longitude: 82° 8' 36.974" W

Date

August 17, 1908

Dimensions

inches
Length:
8.5
Height:
13.8

Events, Places, People

  • Frederick Thomas Webb
  • Borneo

Subject

  • Black and white contract for Frederick Webb to drill in Borneo. Contract is pre-printed with information filled in on a typewriter.

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