EVENT INFORMATION

12
February
1724

The slave ship Amsterdam began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Curaçao.

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📅 12 February 1724 📍 Curacao

Vessel: Amsterdam; flag: Netherlands; rig: Yaght. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Bouman, Cornelis; Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie. The voyage began at Texel on 2 November 1723. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Elmina (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Curaçao. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 94 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 22.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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