EVENT INFORMATION

11
December
1670

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

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šŸ“… 11 December 1670 šŸ“ Suriname

Vessel: Poelwijk; flag: Netherlands. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: West Indische Compagnie; Investor: Hoorn, Jacob van; Captain: Berge, Cornelis. The voyage began at Vlissingen on 11 December 1670. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Suriname, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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