{"product_id":"atlas-of-the-transatlantic-slave-trade-hardcover","title":"Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Eltis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePhilip Misevich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA monumental cartographic history of the African slave trade, updated and expanded in a new edition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the first edition of \u003ci\u003eAtlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade\u003c\/i\u003e, two leading historians explored details of the 350-year history of African slave traffic to the New World. They showed, with nearly 200 original maps, where the captives came from, how long the journeys lasted, how many died on the voyages, and what the ports and destinations were. They also presented details about the trade itself, including the economics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this groundbreaking revised edition, 25 new maps locate the major language groups involved in the traffic and show the movement of Africans from the interior of the continent to the Americas, as well as from one part of the Americas to another. Accompanying the maps, as in the first edition, are revealing illustrations and contemporary literary selections, including poems, letters, and diary entries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With up-to-date information drawn from the database Slave Voyages (www.slavevoyages.org), with its records of more than 36,000 voyages, the atlas provides the fullest possible picture of the extent and inhumanity of one of the largest forced migrations in history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Eltis\u003c\/b\u003e is Robert W. Woodruff Professor Emeritus of History, Emory University. His prizewinning books include \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of African Slavery in the Americas\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eDavid Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e (1946-2023) was the director of the Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation and professor of economic history, University of Hull, England. His final book was \u003ci\u003ePrinciples and Agents: The British Slave Trade and Its Abolition\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003ePhilip Misevich\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of history at St. John's University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAbolition and the Transformation of Atlantic Commerce in Southern Sierra Leone, 1790s to 1860s\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.24 x 12.17 x 9.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52013634552109,"sku":"9780300278552","price":56.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/atlas-of-the-transatlantic-slave-trade-hardcover-7272316.webp?v=1777443426","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/atlas-of-the-transatlantic-slave-trade-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}