The following is just the opening paragraph for the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database website – an amazing resource that recently been expanded by another 11,400 journeys. Check it out.
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database now comprises 36,000 individual slaving expeditions between 1514 and 1866. Records of the voyages have been found in archives and libraries throughout the Atlantic world. They provide information about vessels, routes, and the people associated with them, both enslaved and enslavers. Sources are cited for every voyage included. Users may search for information about a specific voyage or group of voyages. The website provides full interactive capability to analyze the data and report results in the form of statistical tables, graphs, maps, a timeline, and an animation.
See the website at slavevoyages.org.
Thanks to ResearchBuzz for the heads-up.
