Shipping Maps

New England Palladium - Origins and Destinations of Ships (1803, 1811)

Contributors: Beckett Hunecke, Xincheng Hou

The map below shows the local and global linkages of Boston trade. It contains the origin and destinations of ships entering and departing the port of Boston for the years 1803 and 1811 and the aggregated data from both years. 

Philadelphia Vessel Information (1810)

Contributor: Alan Edwards

Of the 396 vessels documented as having arrived at the Port of Philadelphia by Poulson’s American Daily Advertiser between January and May of 1810, 10.3% (41) were listed as containing cotton as their cargo. Of these 41 cotton-carrying vessels, 43.9% (18) came from South Carolina, with 15 vessels (36.6%) coming from Charleston and three from Georgetown. New Orleans and Savannah were also major cotton suppliers to the Philadelphia port, with 12 (29.3%) and 9 (22%) cotton-carrying vessels, respectively. Notably, Philadelphia’s cotton imports were not entirely domestic, with 2 cotton-laden ships arriving from Spanish Cartagena in April of 1810.

Origins of Ship Arrivals in Cap Francais (November 1804-December 1806)

Contributor: Bennett Snyder

U.S. - Qing Maritime Trade Map (1802-1803)

Contributor: Xincheng Hou

This map contains the voyage of 11 vessels that traveled between different U.S. ports and Canton - the Qing Empire's major international trading port at the beginning of the 19th century. It includes the relevant information about the vessels' names, types of ships, captain's name, origins and destinations, and cargos (mostly extracted from the Global Americas Lab's New England Palladium 1803 database and Journal of a Voyage Around the World in the Ship Tyre). It also contains information on the ports involved in these trades, including the cargo's prices, local sociopolitical and economic conditions, etc.