EVENT INFORMATION

17
January
1818

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

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📅 17 January 1818 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Elisa; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Smack. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Loureiro, Domingos Gomes Duarte; Captain: Carvalho, Antônio Joaquim de. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 17 January 1818. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 34 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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