EVENT INFORMATION

10
November
1738

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

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📅 10 November 1738 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Chasseur; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 376.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Magon de La Balue; Investor: Magnon de La Lande frères; Captain: Auffray Du Gué Lambert, Julien; Investor: Guillaume Eon; Investor: Madame Eon; Investor: la société Eon frères; Investor: Magon de Clos Doré; Investor: Picot de Clos Rivière. The voyage began at Saint-Malo on 10 November 1738. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Little Popo (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 113 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 4.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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