Atlas of the transatlantic slave trade / David Eltis and David Richardson ; foreword by David Brion Davis ; afterword by David W. Blight.
| Author/creator | Eltis, David, 1940- |
| Other author | Richardson, David, 1946- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2010. |
| Description | xxvi, 307 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century |
| Contents | Nations transporting slaves from Africa, 1501-1867 -- Ports outfitting voyages in the transatlantic slave trade -- The African coastal origins of slaves and the links between Africa and the Atlantic world -- The experience of the Middle Passage -- The destinations of slaves in the Americas and their links with the Atlantic world -- Abolition and suppression of the transatlantic slave trade. |
| Abstract | Between 1501 and 1867, the transatlantic slave trade claimed an estimated 12.5 million Africans and involved almost every country with an Atlantic coastline. This atlas deals with 350-year history of kidnapping and coercion. It features nearly 200 maps that explore details of the African slave traffic to the New World. |
| Genre/form | Maps. |
| ISBN | 9780300124606 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0300124600 (hbk.) |