EVENT INFORMATION

22
May
1659

The slave ship S Jan left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Jamaica. About 195 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 22 May 1659 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: S Jan; flag: Netherlands; rig: Yaght. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Clement, Nicolaes; Captain: Veer, Adriaen Blaes van der. The voyage began at Zeeland on 1658. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 56.0%. Recorded outcome: Completed voyage after enslaved people removed for salvage.

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