EVENT INFORMATION

16
December
1733

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

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📅 16 December 1733 📍 Guyana

Vessel: Maria; flag: Netherlands; rig: Snauw. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Veltz, Christiaan; Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie. The voyage began at Texel on 16 December 1733. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Elmina (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Berbice. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 36 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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