Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 10217
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Leusden
Flag Netherlands
Flag IMP Netherlands
Place constructed Amsterdam
Year constructed 1719
Place registered Amsterdam
Year registered 1719
Rig Fregat
Tonnage
Standardized tonnage IMP
Guns mounted 12
Vessel owners West-Indische Compagnie
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Voyage completed as intended
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP Not captured
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Delivered slaves for original owners
African resistance Slave insurrection
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Texel
First place of slave purchase Elmina
Second place of slave purchase Jacquin
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Jacquin
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Paramaribo
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Paramaribo
Place where voyage ended Texel
Region where voyage began IMP Netherlands
First region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Second region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin
First region of slave landing Dutch Guianas
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Dutch Guianas
Region where voyage ended Netherlands
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1729
Date voyage began 1729-03-21
Date trade began in Africa 1729-05-07
Date vessel departed Africa 1729-09-01
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1729-11-19
Date vessel departed for homeport 1730-02-22
Date voyage completed 1730-04-17
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 243
Middle passage (days) IMP 79
Captain and Crew Captain's name Outjes, Jochem
Ovens, Simon
Crew at voyage outset 64
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 239
Slaves carried from second port of purchase 469
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked
Total slaves embarked IMP 708
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 636
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 636
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 72
Mortality rate IMP 10.2%
Source Sources ARA,Radermacher,576: Nationaal Archief (The Hague, Netherlands) Collectie Radermacher
Heijer,1997,389-420: Den Heijer, Henk, Goud, ivoor en slaven. Scheepvaart en handel van de Tweede Westindische Compagnie op Afrika, 1674-1740 (Zutphen, 1997).
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Balai, Leo, Het Slavenschip Leusden. Slavenschepen en de West-Indische Compagnie, 1720-1738 ( Zutphen, 2011)


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