EVENT INFORMATION

9
October
1659

The slave ship Eikenboom began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Curaçao.

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📅 9 October 1659 📍 Curacao

Vessel: Eikenboom; flag: Netherlands; rig: Fluit; estimated standardized tonnage: 400. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Eikenboom, Jan Jansz; Investor: WIC. The voyage began at Texel on 1 February 1659. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Ardra (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Curaçao. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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