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title: Transatlantic Triangular Trade Map
author: Olivier Lalonde
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13739/transatlantic-triangular-trade-map/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2023-10-16
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# Transatlantic Triangular Trade Map

_Authored by [Olivier Lalonde](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/olivier/)_

## Image File

[![Transatlantic Triangular Trade Map](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13739.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13739.png)

## Image Caption

Map showing the flow of goods and enslaved people across the Atlantic between [Europe](https://www.worldhistory.org/europe/), [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/) and America in the transatlantic triangular [trade](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/trade/) which the European colonial powers operated from the 16th to the 19th centuries CE. This triangular trade system facilitated the [Columbian Exchange](https://www.worldhistory.org/Columbian_Exchange/) by moving goods, populations and plant species between the continents.

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## About the Author

Hey there! I am a Canadian college student, that kind of love History and kind of like picture editing, so here I am! I just started making some pictures for this website, and I hope I can make more!

## Cite This Work

### APA
Lalonde, O. (2021, March 28). Transatlantic Triangular Trade Map. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13739/transatlantic-triangular-trade-map/>
### Chicago
Lalonde, Olivier. "Transatlantic Triangular Trade Map." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 28, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13739/transatlantic-triangular-trade-map/>.
### MLA
Lalonde, Olivier. "Transatlantic Triangular Trade Map." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Mar 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13739/transatlantic-triangular-trade-map/>.

## License & Copyright

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