Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 10907
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Nieuwe Hoop
Flag Netherlands
Flag IMP Netherlands
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Snauw
Tonnage 164
Standardized tonnage IMP 328
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 Sassandra
Third place of slave purchase Gold Coast, port unspecified
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Gold Coast, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing Gabon
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
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 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 1767
Date voyage began 1766-12-27
Date trade began in Africa 1767-02-13
Date vessel departed Africa 1767-09-17
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1767-12-27
Date vessel departed for homeport 1768-03-05
Date voyage completed 1768-05-30
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 365
Middle passage (days) IMP 101
Captain and Crew Captain's name Bouque, Jacob
Crew at voyage outset 35
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 112
Slaves carried from second port of purchase 89
Slaves carried from third port of purchase 120
Total slaves embarked 311
Total slaves embarked IMP 311
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 289
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 289
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 289
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 35.5%
Percentage women IMP 31.7%
Percentage boys IMP 16.4%
Percentage girls IMP 16.4%
Percentage male IMP 51.9%
Percentage children IMP 32.8%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 42.87
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 22
Mortality rate IMP 7.0%
Source Sources Postma,304-401: Postma, Johannes Menne, The Dutch in the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1600-1815 (Cambridge, 1990).
CO116/36,305v:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


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,Aanwinsten,2093: Nationaal Archief (The Hague, Netherlands) Aanwinsten
MCC,522,830-36:

Zeeuws Archief (Middelburg, Netherlands) Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie