EVENT INFORMATION

24
February
1661

The slave ship S Maarten van Rossen began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Jamaica.

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📅 24 February 1661 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: S Maarten van Rossen; flag: Netherlands; estimated standardized tonnage: 398.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Meeckeren, Willem van; Investor: Suijck, Gerrit Arentsz; Captain: Jansen, Leendert. The voyage began at Texel on 1 November 1660. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Ardra (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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