EVENT INFORMATION

1
December
1698

The slave ship Westindisch Huis left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Curaçao. About 638 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 1 December 1698 📍 Curacao

Vessel: Westindisch Huis; flag: Netherlands. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Kieft, Pieter Remmersz; Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie. The voyage began at Texel on 1698. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Curaçao. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 11.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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