EVENT INFORMATION

11
October
1729

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

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📅 11 October 1729 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Zephir; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Leroy, Jacques; Captain: Lincoll, Pierre. The voyage began at Nantes on 11 October 1729. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 51 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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