Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 10411
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Africaanse Galei
Flag Netherlands
Flag IMP Netherlands
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Fregat
Tonnage 130
Standardized tonnage IMP 260
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Middelburgsche Commercie 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 Zeeland
First place of slave purchase Windward Coast, place unspecified
Second place of slave purchase Cape Lahou
Third place of slave purchase Gold Coast, port unspecified
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Cape Lahou
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Suriname, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Suriname, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended Zeeland
Region where voyage began IMP Netherlands
First region of slave purchase Windward Coast
Second region of slave purchase Windward Coast
Third region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Windward 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 Netherlands
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1741
Date voyage began 1740-10-26
Date trade began in Africa 1740-12-07
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1741-07-27
Date vessel departed for homeport 1741-10-08
Date voyage completed 1742-01-19
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 274
Middle passage (days) IMP 85
Captain and Crew Captain's name Vendevijle, Pieter
Ruleau, Daniel
Crew at voyage outset 28
Crew at first landing of slaves 22
Crew deaths during voyage 9
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 62
Slaves carried from second port of purchase 91
Slaves carried from third port of purchase 82
Total slaves embarked 232
Total slaves embarked IMP 232
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 187
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 187
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 82.4%
Percentage women IMP 16.2%
Percentage boys IMP 1.5%
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP 83.8%
Percentage children IMP 1.5%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 45
Mortality rate IMP 19.4%
Source Sources Unger,II,57,109-13,127-9: Unger, W. S.,"Bijdragen tot de geschiedenis van de Nederlandse slavenandel, II" Economisch-Historisch Jaarboek, 28 (1958-60).
Priester,206-16: Priester, L. R., “De Nederlandse houding ten aanzien van de slavenhandel en slavernij, 1596-1863: het gedrag van de slavenhandelaren van de Commercie Compagnie van Middelburg in de 18e eeuw,” MA dissertation (Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam, 1986)
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Zeeuws Archief (Middelburg, Netherlands) Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie


MCC,185:

Zeeuws Archief (Middelburg, Netherlands) Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie


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