EVENT INFORMATION

30
August
1719

The slave ship Heureux Aventurier began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Martinique.

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📅 30 August 1719 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Heureux Aventurier; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Montaudoin, René; Captain: Hego, Jacques. The voyage began at Nantes on 11 July 1719. 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: 61 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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