The Transatlantic Slave Trade (Book & CD-ROM)
Contributors: David Eltis (Editor); Stephen D. Behrendt (Editor); David Richardson (Editor); Herbert S. Klein (Editor)
Edition: Pap/Cdr edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 13, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780521629102
Subjects: African history; International trade; Social Science; Reference; Software - History - CDROM / Universal; Sociology; Africa; Renaissance; Slavery; History / Renaissance; Slave trade--Africa--History--Sources; Sociology - General
Description: Contains records of 27,233 trans-Atlantic slave ship voyages made between 1595 and 1866. Format allows users to track information by time period and geographic region, and includes interactive maps that allow viewers to chart the trans-Atlantic connections. The accompanying data contains materials about people on board, owners and captains, ships' characteristics, and the geographic trajectory of each voyage.