EVENT INFORMATION

13
December
1670

The slave ship Hoop left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Martinique. About 71 people had been taken aboard.

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šŸ“… 13 December 1670 šŸ“ Martinique

Vessel: Hoop; flag: Netherlands. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Backer, Jan Pietersen; Captain: Waterdrinker, Willem Sijbrantsz; Investor: Pot, Nicolaes Tijmonsz; Captain: Buijs, Simon Gerritsz. The voyage began at Texel on 10 May 1670. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after enslaved people disembarked.

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