Slave Ship Bonne Société Trade Goods and Sellers Data

Comprising replication files for a historical analysis of cross-cultural trade and the slave ship Bonne Société on the African coast. It was created by Amanda Gregg and Anne Ruderman to produce the tables and figures for their academic paper.

Use Cases

• Analyze the composition of baskets of goods traded on the African coast as referenced in the paper's title.
• Examine the diversity of sellers involved in the documented transactions.
• Investigate patterns of time pressure in trade activities as described in the study's context.
• Replicate the statistical tables and figures from the published research on this historical market.

Strengths

• Dataset is associated with a specific, peer-reviewed academic publication.
• Focuses on a historically significant topic concerning the Atlantic World and West Central Africa.
• Data was last updated in February 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• The specific data structure, including column names, row count, and file formats, is unknown.
• The dataset's scope is limited to supporting a single, specific academic publication.
• Sample data is unavailable for preview, hindering initial assessment of content.

Provenance

Source

ICPSR Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Created as replication files for an academic paper.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-02-23.

Geography

African Coast, West Central Africa