EVENT INFORMATION

24
November
1709

The slave ship Bleijswijk completed the voyage after transporting enslaved Africans to Suriname.

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📅 24 November 1709 📍 Suriname

Vessel: Bleijswijk; flag: Netherlands. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Saanen, Jan van; Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie. The voyage began at Texel on 25 July 1708. 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: 55 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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