EVENT INFORMATION

6
November
1826

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

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📅 6 November 1826 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Eclipse; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Schooner. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Ferreira, João Antônio; Investor: Ferreira, João Antônio; Captain: Araújo, Manoel Ferreira de. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 6 November 1826. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Ambriz (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 43 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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