Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
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- Author(s) Eltis, David, & David Richardson
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2010
- Pages 307pp; illus
- Publisher Yale University Press
- Place Published New Haven CT
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Atlas detailing the slave trade from 16th century to the mid 19th century, with introduction providing an overview and interpretation. Most maps contain tables with summaries of statistics used in preparation of the maps. The maps are organised in six parts: 1] 'Nations transporting slaves from Africa, 1501-1867' [21 sections]; 2] 'Ports outfitting voyages in the transatlantic slave trade' [31]; 3] 'The African coastal origins of slaves and the links between Africa and the Atlantic world' [58]; 4] 'The experience of the middle passage' [24] - gender, age, mortality, voyage length, revolts, etc; 5] 'Destination of slaves in the Americas and their links with the Atlantic world' [42]; 6] 'Abolition and suppression of the transatlantic slave trade' [10]