EVENT INFORMATION

15
April
1722

The slave ship Comte de Toulouse began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Martinique.

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📅 15 April 1722 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Comte de Toulouse; flag: France; rig: Fregat; estimated standardized tonnage: 343.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Legier, François; Investor: Compagnie des Indes. The voyage began at Lorient on 12 February 1722. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gorée (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 26 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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