18th C Indian Ocean VoyagesMain MenuThe Voyage of the Prince de ContiFollow a French East India Company voyageLascarsSouth Asian sailors on the Prince de ContiThe Grim Side of SailingDeath and Disease on the Prince de ContiClimbing the LadderFollow the career trajectories of skilled sailorsMath and Science at SeaSailors' homework on the Prince de ContiAlong for the ridePassengers on the Prince de ContiMargaret Schottef1cf1ba52c6ad9ac71dc2f31f540ecfd6f863db2Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
Gorée
12021-08-14T14:02:42-04:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd2321013plain2021-08-14T14:09:12-04:0003/29/1754 - 04/10/175414.666944, -17.398333Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232The Duc d'Orléans made a stop at Gorée on its route to the Indian Ocean. Perhaps it was here that theship's administrators discovered the presence of young Joséph Tréguier. Despite the large size of ship and crew, Tréguier certainly didn't go unnoticed—he appears in the rôles after all. The Prince de Conti, meanwhile, was several hundred kilometres to the west at Cabo Verde. There was surely no communication between the ships, so it is difficult to imagine how both ended up at Foulpointe at the same time. Did Tréguier know he would rejoin his crew? Was it all down to luck?