EVENT INFORMATION

18
May
1690

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

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📅 18 May 1690 📍 Guyana

Vessel: Poelwijk; flag: Netherlands; rig: Fregat. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie; Captain: Goons, Andries. The voyage began at Vlissingen on 18 May 1690. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Ardra (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Essequibo. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 20.0%. Recorded outcome: Captured by pirates or privateers - after disembarkation.

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