EVENT INFORMATION

14
August
1770

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

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📅 14 August 1770 📍 Guyana

Vessel: Vliegende Faam; flag: Netherlands; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 284. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie; Captain: Kakom, Cornelis van. The voyage began at Zeeland on 14 August 1770. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Lahou (Windward Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Essequibo. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 9.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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