Angola Slave Trade in the Eighteenth Century, 1723-1771
- Unique File Inventory Identification Number
- 041278-000
- Bibliographic Reference
- Angola Slave Trade in the Eighteenth Century, 1723-1771 [machine readable data file]. Compiled by Herbert S. Klein. DPLS ed. New York: Herbert S. Klein [producer], 1970? Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin. Data and Information Services Center [distributor]. 1 data file (551 logical records), plus accompanying documentation. The data were compiled from port registers archived at the Arquivio Historico Ultramarino, Lisbon (Angola, caixa 16-15, 27, 29-33, maco 9 for 1723-1771).
- Unique Identification Codes for the MRDF
- CB-505-006-INT-DPLS-1723-1; ISBN 0-89605-027-0
- Type of File
- numeric
- Abstract
- These data were collected to analyze the organization, rhythm, direction, and volume of slave ship operations of the major Atlantic slave trading nation, Portugal. Angola was selected for detailed study because of the quality and quantity of its records and because of its prime importance within the Portuguese slave trading zone.
- Universe to Which the Data Pertain
- slave ship voyages from Luanda, Angola to Brazil
- Geographic Focus
- Luanda, Angola and Brazil
- Descriptors
- slave trade, economic history, Africa, migration, mortality
- Demographic Variables
- date ship sailed, name of ship, Brazilian port of arrival, person (adults and children) shipped, total number slaves aboard, physical capacity (arqueacao) of the ship
- Sponsor or Funding Agency
- Social Science Research Council; American Council of Learned Societies; University of Chicago; Columbia University, New York USA
- Project Responsibility
- Herbert S. Klein, Department of History, Columbia University, New York 10027 USA
- Data Gathering Responsibility
- Herbert S. Klein
- Data Processing Responsibility
- Herbert S. Klein
- Time Coverage (Date of Data Coverage)
- 1723-1771
- Date of Data Collection
- c. 1970
- Source(s) of Data (Input)
- port registers for Angola (1723-1724, caixa (cx.) 16; 1725-1727, cx. 17; 1728, cx. 18; 1731, cx. 19; 1734, cx. 20; 1738, cx. 21; 1740, 1743, 1744, cx. 23; 1741, cx. 22; 1747-1748, cx. 24; 1749, cx. 25; 1758, cx. 27; 1762, cx. 29; 1763-1764, cx. 30; 1765-1766, cx. 31; 1767, maco 9; 1769, cx. 32; 1771, cx. 33), Arquivio Historico Ultramarino, Lisbon.
- Description of Sampling Design/Selection
- available port records of the middle eighteenth century
- Instrumentation
- port records (registers) of the slaves shipped from Luanda, Angola
- Data Quality
- data are incomplete
- Unit of Analysis/Record Type
- 551 slave ships
- Number of Variables
- 13
- Analytic Comparability or Linkage with Other MRDF
- Philip D. Curtin (edited by Herbert S. Klein), Records of Slave Ship Movement Between Africa and the Americas, 1817-1843; Herbert S. Klein, Internal Slave Trade to Rio de Janeiro, 1852; Slave Trade to Rio de Janeiro, 1825-1830; Slave Trade to Rio de Janeiro, 1795-1811; Angola Slave Trade in the Eighteenth Century, 1723-1771; English Slave Trade, 1791-1799 (House of Lords Survey); Slave Trade to Havana, Cuba, 1790-1820; Virginia Slave Trade in the Eighteenth Century, 1727-1769; Nantes Slave Trade in the Eighteenth Century, 1711-1791; Philip D. Curtin, Slave Ships of Eighteenth Century France, 1748-1756, 1763-1792; Klein, Herbert S. and Stanley L. Engerman, Slave Trade to Jamaica, 1782-1805-1808; Fogel, Robert W. and Stanley L. Engerman, Time on the Cross [machine readable data file].
- File Structure
- rectangular
- Record Structure
- fixed length
- Location of the MRDF
- Data and Information Services Center (DISC), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 3308 Sewell Social Science Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706 USA
- Location of the Documentation
- Data and Information Services Center (DISC)
- Access Restrictions
- none
- Type of Access
- batch
- Retention Status
- indefinitely
- Costs
- direct, plus DISC overhead
- Recording Information
- The archival file consists of one file stored on CD-ROM. All information is in character format. Logical Record Size: 80 characters; Block Size: 3200 characters. Data is disseminated in zipped ASCII format.
- Data Management Software Requirements
- none
- Computer or Hardware Requirements
- none
- Data Disclaimer
- distributor distributes the MRDF but takes no responsibility for its condition
- Reference Materials
- codebook
- Publications
- Herbert S. Klein, "The Portuguese Slave Trade from Angola in the Eighteenth Century, " Journal of Economic History, XXXIII (1972), 904-918; The Middle Passage: Comparative Studies in the Atlantic Slave Trade (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1978)
Bibliographic Information
Cataloging-During-Production (Machine Readable Data File)
Angola slave trade in the eighteenth century, 1723-1771 [machine-readable data file] / compiled by Herbert S. Klein. -- DPLS ed. -- New York : Herbert S. Klein [producer], 197- ; Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin. Data and Information Services Center [distributor].
1 data file (551 logical records) + accompanying documentation.
These data were compiled from port registers (1723-1771) located in the Arquivo Historico Ultramarino, Lisbon.
Summary: These data were collected to analyze the organization, rhythm, direction, and volume of slave ship operations of the major Atlantic slave trading nation, Portugal. Angola was selected for detailed study because of the quantity and quality of its records and because of its prime importance within the Portuguese slave trading zone.
The data file contains information on date ship sailed, name of ship, Brazilian port of arrival, persons (adults and children) shipped, total number of slaves aboard, physical capacity (arqueacao) of ship.
ISBN 0-89605-027-0
I. Klein, Herbert S.
DISC Acknowledgement
These data were deposited at DPLS for public distribution by Herbert S. Klein, Department of History, Columbia University, New York, New York.
Acknowledgement of Assistance
All manuscripts utilizing data made available through the Data and Information Services Center (DISC) should acknowledge that fact as well as cite the title of the study as indicated on the title page and sample catalog statement and identify the original compiler (collector) of the data. DISC urges all users of these data to follow some adaptation of this statement with the parentheses indicating items to be completed or deleted appropriately by the individual analyst.
The data (and tabulations) utilized in this (publication) were made available (in part) by the Data and Information Services Center (DISC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The data for Angola Slave Trade in the Eighteenth Century, 1723-1771 were originally compiled by Herbert S. Klein from port registers archived at the Arquivio Historico Ultramarino, Lisbon. Neither Mr. Klein nor DISC bears any responsibility for the analyses or interpretations presented here.
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