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The trans-Atlantic slave trade : a database on CD-ROM.

Author: David Eltis; Stephen D Behrendt; David Richardson; Herbert S Klein
Publisher: Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Edition/Format:   Computer file : CD for computer : Document : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Contains records of 27,233 trans-Atlantic slave ship voyages made between 1595 and 1866. Format allows users to track information by time period and geographic region, and includes interactive maps that allow viewers to chart the trans-Atlantic connections. The accompanying data contains materials about people on board, owners and captains, ships' characteristics, and the geographic trajectory of each voyage.
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Genre/Form: Databases
Material Type: Document
Document Type: Computer File
All Authors / Contributors: David Eltis; Stephen D Behrendt; David Richardson; Herbert S Klein
ISBN: 0521629101 9780521629102
OCLC Number: 43343703
Notes: Title from disc label.
"Edited by David Eltis, Stephen D. Behrendt, David Richardson, Herbert S. Klein"--T.p. of accompanying manual.
Description: 1 computer optical disc : col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 manual (xi, 89 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.)
Details: System requirements: PC with 166MHz Pentium processor; 32MB RAM; Windows 95, 98, or NT operating system; hard disk with 84MB available space; 800 x 600 monitor resolution x 65,536 colors; 6X speed CD-ROM drive.
Contents: System requirements: PC Operating System: Windows 95, 98 or NT; CPU type and speed: Pentium, 166MHz; Memory: 32 MB; Graphics: 800 x 600 x 65,536 (16 bit); CD-ROM Speed: 6X; Available hard drive: 84 MB; Macintosh: System 7 or later.
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"The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: A Database on CD-ROM" contains the records of 25,000 transatlantic slaveship voyages made between 1595 and 1866.  Read more...

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Ships mentioned in this CD-ROM are listed at ShipIndex.org

by ShipIndex (WorldCat user published 2009-09-01) Very Good Permalink

Note to researchers: The vessels mentioned in this CD-ROM's index are included in the freely-accessible online database at http://ShipIndex.org. Use that site to explore more than 100,000 ship references from this and dozens of other books, journals, databases, and more. You'll find useful links back...
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