EVENT INFORMATION

6
October
1740

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

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📅 6 October 1740 📍 Suriname

Vessel: Jonge Rombout; flag: Netherlands. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Bevers, Anthony; Investor: Doorn, Splinter van. The voyage began at Vlissingen on 6 October 1740. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Windward Coast, place unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Suriname, place unspecified. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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