<Tr> <Th> Founded </Th> <Td> June 3, 1621 (1621 - 06 - 03) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founder </Th> <Td> Willem Usselincx (among others) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Defunct </Th> <Td> 1792 (1792) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number of locations </Th> <Td> Amsterdam, Hoorn, Rotterdam, Groningen and Middelburg </Td> </Tr>

What area became a fur trading post after the dutch west india company colonized it