EVENT INFORMATION

29
November
1750

The slave ship Placelière left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Martinique. About 349 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 29 November 1750 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Placelière; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Grou, Guillaume; Captain: Monnier, Louis. The voyage began at Nantes on 16 April 1750. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Badagry/Apa (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 112 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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