The Private Slave Trade in Eighteenth-Century Amsterdam by Ra... - 9789048565061

The Private Slave Trade in Eighteenth-Century AmsterdamOn Jochem Matthijs and Coenraad Smitt\nAuthor(s): Ramona Negrn, Jessica den Oudsten\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Pallas Publications, Netherlands\nImprint: Pallas Publications\nISBN-13: 9789048565061, 978-9048565061\nSynopsis\nAn indispensable resource for academics and general readers, this fully translated and revised edition of De grootste slavenhandelaren van Amsterdam. Over Jochem Matthijs en Coenraad Smitt (Walburg Pers, 2022) examines the emergence of private Dutch slave trading in the eighteenth century. Focusing on the enterprise of Jochem Matthijs and Coenraad Smitt whose slave ships transported an estimated 11,00013,000 enslaved West Africans to Suriname Ramona Negrn and Jessica den Oudsten reconstruct the experiences of shipboard crew and captives and uncover the inner workings of the private slave trade.\n\nDrawing upon newly uncovered archival materials, the authors demonstrate how the West India Companys abandon.