EVENT INFORMATION

2
July
1728

The slave ship Cupidon began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Martinique.

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📅 2 July 1728 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Cupidon; flag: France. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Boissel, de; Investor: Morellet; Captain: Fruquet Dupré. The voyage began at Le Havre on 20 May 1728. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 16.0%. Recorded outcome: Sold in the Americas after disembarking enslaved people.

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