EVENT INFORMATION

27
August
1815

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

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📅 27 August 1815 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Africain; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 212. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Surcouf, Robert; Captain: Pottier, Joseph. The voyage began at Saint-Malo on 27 August 1815. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gabon (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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