EVENT INFORMATION

2
October
1761

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

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📅 2 October 1761 📍 Guyana

Vessel: Enigheid; flag: Netherlands; rig: Snauw. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Menkenveld, Jan; Investor: Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie. The voyage began at Zeeland on 2 October 1761. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Lahou (Windward Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Berbice. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 54 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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