Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 10444
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Aurora
Flag Netherlands
Flag IMP Netherlands
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Fregat
Tonnage 194
Standardized tonnage IMP 388
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 Malembo
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Malembo
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 West Central Africa and St. Helena
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena
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 1772
Date voyage began 1771-12-05
Date trade began in Africa 1772-04-02
Date vessel departed Africa 1772-10-21
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1772-12-10
Date vessel departed for homeport 1773-02-25
Date voyage completed 1773-04-21
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 371
Middle passage (days) IMP 50
Captain and Crew Captain's name Bakker, Johannes
Crew at voyage outset
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 318
Total slaves embarked IMP 318
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 312
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 312
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 314
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 41.3%
Percentage women IMP 23.1%
Percentage boys IMP 23.1%
Percentage girls IMP 12.5%
Percentage male IMP 64.4%
Percentage children IMP 35.6%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 37.8
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 4
Mortality rate IMP 1.0%
Source Sources Postma,304-401: Postma, Johannes Menne, The Dutch in the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1600-1815 (Cambridge, 1990).
Goslinga,424,610-47: 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)
ARA,Aanwinsten,2093: Nationaal Archief (The Hague, Netherlands) Aanwinsten
MCC,215,1018:

Zeeuws Archief (Middelburg, Netherlands) Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie