EVENT INFORMATION

1
October
1730

The slave ship Leusden departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Suriname.

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📅 1 October 1730 📍 Suriname

Vessel: Leusden; flag: Netherlands. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Harmensz, Bruijn; Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie. The voyage began at Texel on 1 October 1730. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Jacquin (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Paramaribo. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 59 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 12.1%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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