1640-Dec.-31: A meticulous public sale record from Brazil documented the sale of captives from Guinea, Ardra, and Calabar carried on the ship Wapen van Delf.…

1640-Dec.-31: A meticulous public sale record from Brazil documented the sale of captives from Guinea, Ardra, and Calabar carried on the ship Wapen van Delf. The ledger identifies various buyers, including Gaspar Dias Ferreira, who purchased multiple groups of ten individuals at prices ranging from 161 to 205 patacas. Other notable purchasers included Moses Netto, Simon van der Neese, and Jacob Aboaff, with total sales for some groups exceeding 5,000 guilders. These Dutch West India Company records provide a detailed snapshot of the commercial networks and specific price points of the mid-seventeenth-century Brazilian slave market.