Slave voyages
📅 2 March 1638
📍 Brazil
Vessel: Witte Leeuw; flag: Netherlands. The voyage began at Pernambuco, place unspecified. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast + Bight of Benin + Bight of Biafra (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Pernambuco, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 9.0%.
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