EVENT INFORMATION

20
January
1728

The slave ship Mars departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Martinique.

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๐Ÿ“… 20 January 1728 ๐Ÿ“ Martinique

Vessel: Mars; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 453.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Caire, Joseph; Captain: Cazajus, Bernard; Captain: Catelin. The voyage began at Marseille on 20 January 1728. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified.

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