Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 10412
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
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Vlissingen
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 São Tomé
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 Vlissingen
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 1743
Date voyage began 1742-05-14
Date trade began in Africa 1742-07-03
Date vessel departed Africa 1742-12-23
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1743-03-20
Date vessel departed for homeport 1743-06-17
Date voyage completed 1743-08-07
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 310
Middle passage (days) IMP 87
Captain and Crew Captain's name Bonrepo, Gideon de
Crew at voyage outset 31
Crew at first landing of slaves 30
Crew deaths during voyage 3
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 157
Slaves carried from second port of purchase 141
Slaves carried from third port of purchase 25
Total slaves embarked 317
Total slaves embarked IMP 317
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 268
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 268
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 268
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 33.3%
Percentage women IMP 30.6%
Percentage boys IMP 33.3%
Percentage girls IMP 2.8%
Percentage male IMP 66.7%
Percentage children IMP 36.1%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 32.17
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 49
Mortality rate IMP 15.0%
Source Sources Postma,304-401: Postma, Johannes Menne, The Dutch in the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1600-1815 (Cambridge, 1990).
Goslinga,610-47: Goslinga, Cornelis Ch., The Dutch in the Caribbean and the Guianas, 1680-1791 (Assen, 1985).
Unger,II,109-13: 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)
VanProoijen: Reinders Folmer-van Prooijen, Corrie, Van goederenhandel naar slavenhandel. De Middelburgse Commercie Compagnie 1720-1755 (Leiden 2000).
GAA,NA,195/1025:

Amsterdam City Archives


MCC,187-8:

Zeeuws Archief (Middelburg, Netherlands) Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie