Within the larger context of slave trade during the 18 century, authors explore legal and illegal trade in the British West Indies and significant entrepôts for slave trade like the Dutch island of St. Eustatius. These studies also address the plethora of social, political, and environmental impacts on these island communities that played an integral and strategic role in slave trade economics. This volume presents up-to-date research of professional maritime historians, artifact curators, and marine archaeologists drawing upon primary source documents and material culture. weiterlesen