The volume and structure of the transatlantic slave trade: a reassessment.
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Estimate based on voyage mortality of 0.2. Voyage mortality on early French voyages was not much different from that on English ships. A sample of 9 French voyages, before 1705 yielded a mean mortality of 0.193 (SD = .173). Source: see text.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The William and Mary quarterly
دوره 58 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001