EVENT INFORMATION

16
September
1686

The slave ship Huis te Loirheim arrived with enslaved Africans in Suriname. About 485 people had been taken aboard and approximately 303 arrived.

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📅 16 September 1686 📍 Suriname

Vessel: Huis te Loirheim; flag: Netherlands; rig: Fluit. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Scheij, Pieter; Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie. The voyage began at Texel on 8 January 1686. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Suriname, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 66 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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