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Mauritius Ship Models | Boat Models in Mauritius In spite of the official abolition of slavery by the Vienne treaty of 1815, the trade of Negroes continued until the middle of the 19th Century into the French colonies. The slave dealers had to imagine ships capable of escaping from the watch-ships. The Ouragan was one of these ships, which according to its thin shape and its jab-joint hull, could be both swift and easy to handle, and became one of the swiftest carrier of slaves in the 19th century.

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Mauritius Ship Models | Boat Models in Mauritius Malgre l'abolition officielle de l'esclavage par la traite de Vienne de 1815, le commerce de negres continua jusqu'au milieu du 19eme siecle dans les colonie francaise. Les negriers durent concevoir des bateaux capables d'echapper aux batiments de surveillance. L'Ouragan fut l'un de ces navires, qui grace a la finesse de sa ligne et sa coque bordee a clins, sut allier vitesse et maniabilite et devint l'un des plus rapides transporteurs d'esclaves de debut du 19eme siecle.

Brick Negrier 1830 ShipModels

Brick Negrier 1830

Brick Negrier 1830

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