EVENT INFORMATION

8
May
1724

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

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📅 8 May 1724 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Comte de Toulouse; flag: France; rig: Fregat; estimated standardized tonnage: 343.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Roque, de la; Investor: Compagnie des Indes. The voyage began at Lorient on 9 February 1724. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 11.0%.

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