EVENT INFORMATION

23
May
1755

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

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📅 23 May 1755 📍 Suriname

Vessel: Zeelands Welvaren; flag: Netherlands; estimated standardized tonnage: 240. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Swart, Jan; Investor: Swart, Jan; Investor: Swart; Captain: Woutman, Frederik. The voyage began at Vlissingen on 23 May 1755. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Lahou (Windward Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Suriname, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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