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‘The triangular trade’ in Gallery Alma Blou

Trading ships of the West India Company (WIC) and the Middelburg Commercial Company (MCC) sailed a route between three continents in the 17th and 18th centuries starting from Zeeland in The Netherlands: Europe, West Africa and South America. The journeys themselves are therefore called triangular journeys. Slaves were an important link in these trade journeys. Jan Francke considers himself both from Middelburg (The Netherlands) and Curaçao. He has viewed the history of the slave trade from both sides of the ocean.

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