EVENT INFORMATION

1
February
1789

The slave ship Ville de Basle departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Haiti.

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📅 1 February 1789 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Ville de Basle; flag: France. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Bourgine; Investor: Bourgine; Investor: Faure, David. The voyage began at La Rochelle on 1 February 1789. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, Fr definition (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Port-au-Prince. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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