Archangel.

Decorative panoramic view of Archangel in Russia from "Reizen van Cornelis de Bruyn door de vermaardste Deelen van Klein Asia". Showing three large Dutch vessels in the foreground.

Arkhangelsk is the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, in the north of European Russia and became to be important in the rivalry between Norwegian and Russian interests in the northern areas. Three English ships set out to find the Northeast passage to China in 1553; two disappeared, and one ended up in the White Sea, eventually coming across the area of Arkhangelsk. 

Trade privileges were granted to English merchants in 1555, leading to the founding of the Company of Merchant Adventurers, which began sending ships annually into the estuary of the Northern Dvina. Dutch merchants also started bringing their ships into the White Sea from the 1560s. Scottish and English merchants also traded in the 16th century; however, by the 17th century it was mainly the Dutch that sailed to the White Sea area. 

In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk and in In 1722 he decreed that Arkhangelsk should no longer accept goods that amounted to more than was sufficient for the town (for so-called domestic consumption). It was due to the Tsar's will to shift all international marine trade to St. Petersburg. This factor greatly contributed to the deterioration of Arkhangelsk that continued up to 1762 when this decree was canceled.
Arkhangelsk declined in the 18th century as the Baltic trade became ever more important.