Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 10344
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Vrijheid
Flag Netherlands
Flag IMP Netherlands
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Hekboot
Tonnage
Standardized tonnage IMP
Guns mounted 20
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
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Texel
First place of slave purchase Elmina
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Elmina
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Berbice
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Berbice
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP Netherlands
First region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Gold Coast
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
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1722
Date voyage began 1721-02-19
Date trade began in Africa 1721-05-01
Date vessel departed Africa 1721-11-14
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1722-01-31
Date vessel departed for homeport 1722-??-??
Date voyage completed 1722-??-??
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 346
Middle passage (days) IMP 78
Captain and Crew Captain's name Buttel, Christoffel de
Crew at voyage outset 66
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
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 433
Total slaves embarked IMP 433
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 400
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 400
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 63.5%
Percentage women IMP 26.0%
Percentage boys IMP 8.5%
Percentage girls IMP 2.0%
Percentage male IMP 72.0%
Percentage children IMP 10.5%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 33
Mortality rate IMP 8.0%
Source Sources Postma,304-401: Postma, Johannes Menne, The Dutch in the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1600-1815 (Cambridge, 1990).
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).
HDB: Den Heijer, Henk (University of Leiden), Dataset of slave trading voyages of the second Dutch West India Company.
ARA,Radermacher,576: Nationaal Archief (The Hague, Netherlands) Collectie Radermacher
Goslinga,610-47: Goslinga, Cornelis Ch., The Dutch in the Caribbean and the Guianas, 1680-1791 (Assen, 1985).
Postma,1970:229-240: Postma, Johannes Menne, The Dutch in the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1600-1815 (Cambridge, 1990).