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title: African Slave Trade, c. 1500-1900
author: KuroNekoNiyah
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20893/african-slave-trade-c-1500-1900/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-08-31
---

# African Slave Trade, c. 1500-1900

_Authored by KuroNekoNiyah_

## Image File

[![African Slave Trade, c. 1500-1900](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20893.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20893.png)

## Image Caption

*African Slave [Trade](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/trade/)*, map by KuroNekoNiyah, 2021.

This map provides an overview of the slave trade out of [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/), c. 1500-1900, showing both transatlantic and ancillary global flows. It is based on Map I from *[Atlas](https://www.worldhistory.org/Atlas/) of the [Transatlantic Slave Trade](https://www.worldhistory.org/Transatlantic_Slave_Trade/)* (Yale University Press, 2010).

## Cite This Work

### APA
KuroNekoNiyah. (2025, August 31). African Slave Trade, c. 1500-1900. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20893/african-slave-trade-c-1500-1900/>
### Chicago
KuroNekoNiyah. "African Slave Trade, c. 1500-1900." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 31, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20893/african-slave-trade-c-1500-1900/>.
### MLA
KuroNekoNiyah. "African Slave Trade, c. 1500-1900." *World History Encyclopedia*, 31 Aug 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20893/african-slave-trade-c-1500-1900/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:African_Slave_Trade.png) by [**KuroNekoNiyah**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:African_Slave_Trade.png). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 31 August 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.