1680–1807: The Danish West India Company, based in Copenhagen, served as the primary carrier for enslaved people destined for the islands of St.

1680–1807: The Danish West India Company, based in Copenhagen, served as the primary carrier for enslaved people destined for the islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix. Most of these captives were brought from the company’s African headquarters at the fort of Christiansborg on the Gold Coast. However, British and other national traders also played a significant role, particularly during wartime when Danish shipping was disrupted. The relatively low share of voyages attributed to Copenhagen in later records is often a result of poor documentation from the early years of the Baltic slave traffic.