EVENT INFORMATION

8
October
1702

The slave ship Beurs van Amsterdam arrived with enslaved Africans in Suriname. About 650 people had been taken aboard and approximately 568 arrived.

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Slave voyages 📅 8 October 1702 📍 Suriname

Vessel: Beurs van Amsterdam; flag: Netherlands. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Roem, Sijmon Jaspersz; Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie. The voyage began at Texel on 14 January 1702. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Suriname, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 67 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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