EVENT INFORMATION

24
August
1716

The slave ship Duc d'Anjou completed the voyage after transporting enslaved Africans to Martinique.

← Back to Dashboard
📅 24 August 1716 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Duc d'Anjou; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Lespinas Soreau; Captain: Lucas, Louis. The voyage began at Nantes on 27 March 1715. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 91 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 12.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

Log in to like or bookmark this story.
🔖 Bookmark