EVENT INFORMATION

19
April
1757

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

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📅 19 April 1757 📍 Suriname

Vessel: Geertruid en Elisabeth; flag: Netherlands; estimated standardized tonnage: 240. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Kroef, Adriaan; Captain: Cornelisse, Simon. The voyage began at Vlissingen on 19 April 1757. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Windward + Ivory + Gold + Benin (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Suriname, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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