EVENT INFORMATION

31
October
1715

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

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📅 31 October 1715 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Elisabeth; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Montaudoin, René; Captain: Negre, François. The voyage began at Nantes on 31 October 1715. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 84 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 46.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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