EVENT INFORMATION

5
July
1742

The slave ship Vestale arrived with enslaved Africans in Martinique. About 400 people had been taken aboard and approximately 385 arrived.

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📅 5 July 1742 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Vestale; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 343.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Blain des Cormiers, Michel; Investor: Compagnie des Indes. The voyage began at Lorient on 1 October 1741. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gorée (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 4.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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