Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 75098
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Asiento
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Buque
Tonnage 100
Standardized tonnage IMP 182
Guns mounted
Vessel owners South Sea Company
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 London
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
First place of slave landing Buenos Aires
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Buenos Aires
Place where voyage ended Falmouth (Eng.)
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
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 Rio de la Plata
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Rio de la Plata
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1722
Date voyage began 1722-03-30
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1722-12-09
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1723-09-23
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 254
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Tizard, Edward
Crew at voyage outset 32
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
Total slaves embarked IMP 485
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 379
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 379
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP 81.5%
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP
Mortality rate IMP
Source Sources CO390/7:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


Add.mss,25501,200:

British Library, Additional Manuscripts (London, UK)


Palmer,116: Palmer, Colin, Human Cargoes: The British Slave Trade to Spanish America (Urbana, 1981).
Studer:

De Studer, Elena F. S., Trata de Negros en el Rio de la Plata Durante el Siglo XVII (Buenos Aires, 1984).


AGI, Indiferente 2779:

Archivo General de Indias (Sevilla)