Replication Files for Slave Ship Bonne Société Trade Analysis

Aggregating replication files for producing tables and figures for a study on cross-cultural trade and the slave ship Bonne Société. The study was authored by Amanda Gregg and Anne Ruderman. The data supports analysis of trade goods, sellers, and time pressure on the African coast.

Use Cases

• Analyze the composition of baskets of goods traded on the African coast as referenced in the study.
• Examine patterns of diverse sellers involved in the slave trade documented for the Bonne Société.
• Investigate the impact of time pressure on trade transactions described in the archival research.
• Replicate tables and figures from the published study on cross-cultural trade.

Strengths

• Data is directly linked to a specific, named academic study by Amanda Gregg and Anne Ruderman.
• Files are intended for replication, supporting verification and extension of the published analysis.
• The dataset is associated with tags indicating its relevance to the Atlantic World, Slave Sales, and West Central Africa.

Limitations

• The specific data structure, including column names, row counts, and file formats, is unknown.
• The dataset's completeness and scope for independent analysis beyond replication are unclear.
• The temporal and geographic coverage of the underlying archival data is not specified.

Provenance

Source

ICPSR Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Archival replication files for an academic study.

Freshness

The repository was last updated on 2026-02-23.

Geography

African Coast, West Central Africa (inferred from tags)