EVENT INFORMATION

16
June
1699

The slave ship Brandenburg began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Guyana.

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📅 16 June 1699 📍 Guyana

Vessel: Brandenburg; flag: Netherlands. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie; Captain: Fret, Frans; Captain: Elink, Pieter. The voyage began at Vlissingen on 2 February 1699. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Essequibo. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 103 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 28.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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