The Beurs van Amsterdam was an Amsterdam-based ship. It was chartered by the Zeeland chamber of the WIC (Dutch West India Company) for 1,400 guilders per month (July 1690)¹.
It was outfitted for a slave trading voyage and departed from Texel on September 29, 1690. Its destination was Ardra (Bight of Benin), where 512 enslaved people were taken on board. On April 24, 1691, the ship departed to make the crossing to Suriname. Upon arrival in Paramaribo on July 22, 1691, 490 of the captives were still alive. The enslaved people were sold, and sugar was loaded in their place. The Beurs departed for Holland around October 10, 1691.

Ambroise Louis Garneray

During that voyage, the ship was attacked and captured by two French privateers—likely in the English Channel—on December 3, 1691. The ship was taken as a prize to Saint-Malo.*

What became of the *Beurs van Amsterdam* after that is unknown.

• Lijst van verongelukte schepen
• Sociëteit van Suriname
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