EVENT INFORMATION

19
April
1691

The slave ship Beurs van Amsterdam left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Suriname. About 512 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 19 April 1691 📍 Suriname

Vessel: Beurs van Amsterdam; flag: Netherlands. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie; Captain: Oole, Remeus. The voyage began at Vlissingen on 29 September 1690. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Ardra (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Suriname, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 169 days. Recorded outcome: Captured by pirates or privateers - after disembarkation.

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