Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 10589
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Geertruida en Christina
Flag Netherlands
Flag IMP Netherlands
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Fregat
Tonnage 214
Standardized tonnage IMP 428
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 Zeeland
First place of slave purchase Windward Coast, place unspecified
Second place of slave purchase Gold Coast, port unspecified
Third place of slave purchase Kormantine
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Windward Coast, place unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Curaçao
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Curaçao
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP Netherlands
First region of slave purchase Windward Coast
Second region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Third region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Windward Coast
First region of slave landing Dutch Caribbean
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Dutch Caribbean
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1772
Date voyage began 1771-08-23
Date trade began in Africa 1771-11-17
Date vessel departed Africa 1772-07-08
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1772-08-27
Date vessel departed for homeport 1773-02-20
Date voyage completed 1773-05-16
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 370
Middle passage (days) IMP 50
Captain and Crew Captain's name Drijber, Willem
Crew at voyage outset 40
Crew at first landing of slaves 35
Crew deaths during voyage 4
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 131
Slaves carried from second port of purchase 43
Slaves carried from third port of purchase 114
Total slaves embarked 269
Total slaves embarked IMP 269
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 250
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 250
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 40.9%
Percentage women IMP 41.7%
Percentage boys IMP 9.7%
Percentage girls IMP 7.7%
Percentage male IMP 50.6%
Percentage children IMP 17.4%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 36.17
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP
Mortality rate IMP
Source Sources Postma,304-401: Postma, Johannes Menne, The Dutch in the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1600-1815 (Cambridge, 1990).
Poortvliet,II,99: Poortvliet, P. F. (ed.), De Bemanning der Schepen van de Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie, 1721-1803, 5 vols. (Zeeland, 1995).
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).
ARA,NBKG,242:15/5/72: Nationaal Archief (The Hague, Netherlands) Nederlandse Bezittingen ter Kuste van Guiné
MCC,414-5:

Zeeuws Archief (Middelburg, Netherlands) Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie