The Wreck of the Ex-Slaver James Matthews |
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Authors: | Graeme Henderson |
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Institution: | (1) Western Australia Maritime Museum, Cliff Street, Fremantle, WA, 6160, Australia |
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Abstract: | This contribution presents the progress of investigations into the wreck of the ex-slave ship James Matthews, wrecked off
Western Australia in 1841. The James Matthews wreck site preserves many elements of the vessel’s structure, with the result
that the basic architecture of an actual transport vehicle of the Middle Passage has been recorded in detail and can be analyzed
in depth by maritime archaeologists working in tandem with naval architects. The discovery of the James Matthews wreck has
made possible cross-disciplinary research of a type not previously feasible for the illegal period of slavery in the Atlantic. |
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Keywords: | Slavers Wrecks Australia |
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