EVENT INFORMATION

21
April
1728

The slave ship Groot Bentvelt began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Curaçao.

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📅 21 April 1728 📍 Curacao

Vessel: Groot Bentvelt; flag: Netherlands. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Graan, Andries; Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie. The voyage began at Texel on 22 January 1728. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Accra (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Curaçao. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 66 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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