EVENT INFORMATION

2
May
1700

The slave ship Westindisch Huis departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Colombia.

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๐Ÿ“… 2 May 1700 ๐Ÿ“ Colombia

Vessel: Westindisch Huis; flag: Netherlands. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Kist, Jan Claasz; Captain: Hincke, Jan; Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie. The voyage began at Texel on 2 May 1700. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cartagena. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 97 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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