Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 31062
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Cupidon
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 80
Standardized tonnage IMP 80
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Le Grand (le Jeune)
Galittrat
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 Nantes
First place of slave purchase Gorée
Second place of slave purchase Sierra Leone, port unspecified
Third place of slave purchase Gambia
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Senegambia and offshore Atlantic, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Cayes (Les)
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Cayes (Les)
Place where voyage ended Nantes
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
Second region of slave purchase Sierra Leone
Third region of slave purchase Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
First region of slave landing Saint-Domingue
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Saint-Domingue
Region where voyage ended France
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1777
Date voyage began 1776-09-17
Date trade began in Africa 1776-10-15
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1777-06-20
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1778-05-18
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 276
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Arnout, Jean
Crew at voyage outset 24
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 3
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 100
Total slaves embarked IMP 100
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 97
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 97
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 3
Mortality rate IMP 3.0%
Source Sources mettas,I: Mettas, Jean, Répertoire des Expéditions Négrières Françaises au XVIIIe Siècle; Tome 1, Nantes (Paris, 1978); Tome 2, Ports Autres que Nantes (Paris, 1984), édité par Serge et Michelle Daget.