| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 21593 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Soleil d'Afrique | |
| Flag | France | |
| Flag IMP | France | |
| Place constructed | ||
| Year constructed | ||
| Place registered | ||
| Year registered | ||
| Rig | ||
| Tonnage | 300 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 343 | |
| Guns mounted | ||
| Vessel owners | Massiot, Jean Massiot, Louis |
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| Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Voyage completed as intended |
| Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP | Slaves disembarked in Americas | |
| Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP | Not captured | |
| Outcome of voyage for owner IMP | Delivered slaves for original owners | |
| African resistance | ||
| Voyage Itinerary | Place where voyage began IMP | La Rochelle |
| First place of slave purchase | Gold Coast, port unspecified | |
| Second place of slave purchase | ||
| Third place of slave purchase | ||
| Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Gold Coast, port unspecified | |
| Places of call before Atlantic crossing | Princes Island | |
| First place of slave landing | Cayenne | |
| Second place of slave landing | Martinique, place unspecified | |
| Third place of slave landing | Guadeloupe, place unspecified | |
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Martinique, place unspecified | |
| Place where voyage ended | ||
| Region where voyage began IMP | France | |
| First region of slave purchase | Gold Coast | |
| Second region of slave purchase | ||
| Third region of slave purchase | ||
| Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Gold Coast | |
| First region of slave landing | French Guiana | |
| Second region of slave landing | Martinique | |
| Third region of slave landing | Guadaloupe | |
| Principal region of slave landing IMP | Martinique | |
| Region where voyage ended | ||
| Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1679 |
| Date voyage began | 1678-10-22 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | 1679-01-?? | |
| Date vessel departed Africa | 1679-02-20 | |
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1679-04-24 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
| Date voyage completed | 1680-??-?? | |
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 184 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | 63 | |
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Ramé, Jean |
| Crew at voyage outset | ||
| Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
| Crew deaths during voyage | ||
| Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | |
| Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
| Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
| Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
| Total slaves embarked | 380 | |
| Total slaves embarked IMP | 380 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 366 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 133 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
| Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | 48 | |
| Total slaves disembarked IMP | 366 | |
| Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | |
| Percentage women IMP | ||
| Percentage boys IMP | ||
| Percentage girls IMP | ||
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| Percentage children IMP | ||
| Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
| Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 14 | |
| Mortality rate IMP | 4.0% | |
| Source | Sources | Ly,152: Ly, Abdoulaye, La Compagnie du Sénégal (Paris, 1958).
Barbot,I,cii: Hair, P. E. H, Adam Jones and Robin Law, Barbot on Guinea: The Writings of Jean Barbot on West Africa, 1678-1712 (London, 1992). Barbot,II,701,789-90: Hair, P. E. H, Adam Jones and Robin Law, Barbot on Guinea: The Writings of Jean Barbot on West Africa, 1678-1712 (London, 1992). DDT,passim: Barbot, Jean,"Journal d'un voyage de traite en Guineé, B Cayenne et aux Antilles fait par Jean Barbot, 1678-79," edited by G. Debien, M. Delafosse et G, Thilmans, Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noir, Série B, 40 (1978): 235-395. ANSOM, C6 1: Archives Nationales d'Outre-Mer (Aix-en-Chapelles) ACM B5677, ff.127-90: Archives Départementales Charente-Maritimes (La Rochelle) |