Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Maps xi
4. Foreword xvii
5. About This Atlas xxiii
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I. Nations Transporting Slaves from Africa, 1501–1867 21
8. Part II. Ports Outfitting Voyages in the Transatlantic Slave Trade 37
9. Part III. The African Coastal Origins of Slaves and the Links between Africa and the Atlantic World 87
10. Part IV. The Experience of the Middle Passage 159
11. Part V. The Destinations of Slaves in the Americas and Their Links with the Atlantic World 197
12. Part VI. Abolition and Suppression of the Transatlantic Slave Trade 271
13. Afterword 291
14. Timeline 299
15. Glossary 301