EVENT INFORMATION

14
November
1678

The slave ship Wapen van Zierikzee departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Suriname.

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📅 14 November 1678 📍 Suriname

Vessel: Wapen van Zierikzee; flag: Netherlands. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie; Captain: Willemsen, Marinus. The voyage began at Vlissingen on 14 November 1678. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Ardra (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Suriname, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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