EVENT INFORMATION

15
September
1757

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

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📅 15 September 1757 📍 Suriname

Vessel: Maria Geertruid Galei; flag: Netherlands; estimated standardized tonnage: 308. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Coopstad; Investor: Rochussen; Captain: Vermout, Hermanus; Captain: Pietersen, Jan. The voyage began at Rotterdam on 15 September 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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