EVENT INFORMATION

2
May
1700

The slave ship Vergulde Vrijheid departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Curaçao.

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📅 2 May 1700 📍 Curacao

Vessel: Vergulde Vrijheid; flag: Netherlands. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Hincke, Pieter Gijsbertsz; Captain: Bruijst, Jan; Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie. The voyage began at Texel on 2 May 1700. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Boary (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Curaçao. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 3.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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