EVENT INFORMATION

11
November
1722

The slave ship Bonnaventure began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to French Guiana.

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📅 11 November 1722 📍 French Guiana

Vessel: Bonnaventure; flag: France; rig: Fregat; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Blain, Augustin; Investor: Compagnie des Indes. The voyage began at Le Havre on 29 September 1722. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Senegambia and offshore Atlantic, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cayenne. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 38 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 3.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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