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1773-Jan.

1773-Jan.: A vibrant watercolor titled “View of Cap-Français and the Marie Séraphique of Nantes” was created to document the opening of a slave sale in Saint…

HT-ATST-000087

1773-Jan.: A vibrant watercolor titled “View of Cap-Français and the Marie Séraphique of Nantes” was created to document the opening of a slave sale in Saint-Domingue. The vessel had recently delivered 340 captives from Angola, with a demographic ratio of twice as many males as females being offered for sale. Potential buyers were ferried to the ship at anchor in small boats, while others waited under a canopy on board to bid for captives gathered behind a dividing barrier on the deck. Tables at the bottom of the painting provide statistical summaries of the trade, including the specific goods exchanged both in Africa and at the port.

Source  ·  HT-ATST-000087  ·  p. 58 Eltis & Richardson, Atlas, 58 / Bates: HT-ATST-000087