The Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VoC), founded in 1602, has left archives documenting nearly two centuries of commercial, administrative, political, and cultural activity across Asia, Africa, and Europe. Preserved in multiple locations, including The Hague, Jakarta, Colombo, Chennai, and Cape Town, the VOC archives comprise approximately twenty-five million pages of records. They provide unparalleled insight into early global trade networks, colonial governance, diplomacy, legal systems, and everyday interactions between European administrators and local societies. The records illuminate the development of early capitalism, maritime technology, and cross-cultural exchange on a global scale. Due to their scope, integrity, and transnational character, the VOC archives, jointly nominated by the Netherlands, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and South Africa, represent the most complete and comprehensive source for the study of early modern world history. Their inclusion in the Memory of the World Register recognizes their outstanding universal value as evidence of the interconnected political, economic, and cultural processes that shaped the modern world.