EVENT INFORMATION

30
January
1688

The slave ship Fort Amsterdam tot Cormantijn departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Suriname.

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📅 30 January 1688 📍 Suriname

Vessel: Fort Amsterdam tot Cormantijn; flag: Netherlands. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Schepmoes, Abraham; Captain: Korf, Laurens Damesz; Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie. The voyage began at Texel on 30 January 1688. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Congo North (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Suriname, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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