Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 10218
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
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 Accra
Third place of slave purchase Jacquin
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Jacquin
Places of call before Atlantic crossing Elmina
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 Gold Coast
Third region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
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 1731
Date voyage began 1730-10-01
Date trade began in Africa 1731-03-10
Date vessel departed Africa 1731-06-13
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1731-08-12
Date vessel departed for homeport 1731-12-24
Date voyage completed 1732-02-23
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 315
Middle passage (days) IMP 60
Captain and Crew Captain's name Harmensz, Bruijn
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 90
Slaves carried from second port of purchase 12
Slaves carried from third port of purchase 527
Total slaves embarked
Total slaves embarked IMP 629
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 553
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 553
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 48.8%
Percentage women IMP 38.4%
Percentage boys IMP 9.3%
Percentage girls IMP 3.5%
Percentage male IMP 58.1%
Percentage children IMP 12.8%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 76
Mortality rate IMP 12.1%
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Balai, Leo, Het Slavenschip Leusden. Slavenschepen en de West-Indische Compagnie, 1720-1738 ( Zutphen, 2011)


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