EVENT INFORMATION

26
May
1714

The slave ship Koningin Hester left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Curaçao. About 620 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 26 May 1714 📍 Curacao

Vessel: Koningin Hester; flag: Netherlands. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie; Captain: Stolck, Arent Gijsen van der; Captain: Bie, Jacob de. The voyage began at Vlissingen on 15 June 1713. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Curaçao. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 12.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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