The Dutch in the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1600-1815

Abstract

List of tables, figures and maps Preface 1. Foundations of the slave traffic, 1600-61 2. Curacao and the asiento trade, 1650-1730 3. The Dutch on the West African coast 4. Trade and politics on the African coast 5. Volume of African exports and origins of slaves 6. Organization and mechanics of the trade 7. The triangular trade 8. The Dutch plantation colonies under WIC monopoly, 1618-1738 9. The era of the free trade, 1730-80 10. The slaves: their treatment and mortality 11. Finances, marketing and profitability 12. The end of the Dutch slave trade, 1781-1815 Appendixes Bibliography Index.