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On Board The Unity
1761-1763

1761 – 1763

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Introduction


The trans-Atlantic slave trade or triangle trade took place between the 16th and 19th century. Captured Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean and sold as forced laborers to work on the plantations.

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Stages of the Voyage

  • Preparations
  • Departure
  • West Africa
  • Middle Passage
  • Caribbean
  • Homeward Bound

Middelburgse Commercie Compagnie


The Middelburgse Commercie Compagnie (MCC) was a Dutch private commercial enterprise founded in 1720. In addition to trade with the ports of the Baltic Sea and Mediterranean Sea, the MCC was also involved with the triangular, or trans-Atlantic slave trade.

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About this project

  • Archives of the MCC
  • UNESCO world heritage
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  • Zeeland Archives
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  • Colophon
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Zeeuws Archief (Zeeland Archives)

  • Visitor address: Hofplein 16, 4331 CK  Middelburg, The Netherlands
  • Postal address: Postbus 70, 4330 AB  Middelburg, The Netherlands
  • Telephone +31 118 678 800
  • Email info@zeeuwsarchief.nl

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The reading room and the exhibition are freely accessible. View the current opening hours.

Visit the online exhibition ‘Into the Triangle Trade’