EVENT INFORMATION

18
April
1766

The slave ship Goede Verwachting began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Guyana.

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📅 18 April 1766 📍 Guyana

Vessel: Goede Verwachting; flag: Netherlands; rig: Barque (Dutch). People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie; Investor: Louyssen, Abraham; Captain: Steen, Jan van der; Captain: Churchill, Edward. The voyage began at Vlissingen on 15 November 1765. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Elmina (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Essequibo. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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