ADM – Admirralty Record, The National Archives (Kew, UK)

ADP – Arquivo Distrital do Porto (Porto, Portugal)

AGAL – Arquivo Geral da Alfândega de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)

AHMF – Arquivo do Minsistério das Finanças, Instituto dos Arquivos Nacionais/Torre do Tombo (Lisbon, Portugal)

AHU – Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (Lisbon, Portugal)

ALCI – Alfândega de Lisboa, Casa da Índia, Instituto dos Arquivos Nacionais/Torre do Tombo (Lisbon, Portugal)

Anais de Arzila – see Bibliography

ANSOM – Archives Nationale, section d'Outre-Mer (Aix-en-Province, France)

ARA – Het Nationaal Archief (The Hague, The Netherlands)

Astley – see Biliography

Barros 2004a, II – see Bibliography

Barros 2004b – see Bibliography

BDB – Binder, Franz, Dataset of the 17th century Dutch slave trading voyages currently deposited at the Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation (Hull, UK)

Binder – Binder, Franz, Archival and Library notes on the 17th century slave trade currently deposited at the Amsterdam City Archive. Notes from the Nationaal Archief (The Hague, The Netherlands), Oude West-Indische Compagnie

Cap. – capitulo/chapter

Cartas de Afonso de Albuquerque – see Bibliography

Castanheda – see Bibliography

CC – Corpo Cronológico, Instituto dos Arquivos Nacionais/Torre do Tombo (Lisbon, Portugal)

CF – Conselho da Fazenda, Instituto dos Arquivos Nacionais/Torre do Tombo (Lisbon, Portugal)

CGGPM – Companhia Geral do Grão-Pará e Maranhão, Instituto dos Arquivos Nacionais/Torre do Tombo (Lisbon, Portugal)

Costa 2002 – see Bibliography

Coughthry – see Bibliography

cx. – caixa

doc. – document

Documentos para a História da Expansão – see Bibliography

Donnan – see Bibliography

DPB – Daily Post Boy

Enthoven 2003 – see Bibliography

F. Moore – see Bibliography

fl./fls. – folio/folios

Fonseca 2010 – see Bibliography

FN – Fundo Notarial, Arquivo Distrital do Porto (Porto, Portugal); cited as ADP, FN; Fundo Notarial, Instituto dos Arquivos Nacionais/Torre do Tombo (Lisbon, Portugal), cited as IAN/TT, FN

GAA – Gemeente Archief van Amsterdam (present-day Amsterdam City Archive, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Gavetas – see Bibliograhy

Godinho 1992 – see Bibligraphy

IAN/TT – Instituto dos Arquivos Nacionais/Torre do Tombo (Lisbon, Portugal)

Japikse – see Bibliography

JC – Junta do Comércio, Instituto dos Arquivos Nacionais/Torre do Tombo (Lisbon, Portugal)

Justesen – see Bibliography

Laranjo Coelho – see Bibliography

LGA – Liverpool General Adviser

LList – Lloyds Lists (1741, 1744, 1747-53, 1755, 1757-58, 1760-77, 1779-1808)

LST – Liverpool shipping and trade ; see Bibliography: Richardson; Beedham & Schofield

lv. – livro/book

Ly – see Bibliography

MMA – Monumenta Missionaria Africana; see Bibliography

NA – Notariael Archieven, Gemeente Archive Amsterdam; cited as: GAA, NA

NA – Núcleo Antigo, Instituto dos Arquivos Nacionais/Torre do Tombo (Lisbon, Portugal); cited as IAN/TT, NA

Mendes 2008a – see Bibligraphy

Mendes 2008b – see Bibligraphy

Mettas – see Bibliography

NBKG – Netherlandse Bezittigen ter Kuste van Guinee, Het National Archief (The Hague, The Netherlands)

Owen – see Bibliography

OWIC – Oude West-Indische Compagnie, Het National Archief (The Hague, The Netherlands)

Palencia 1975 – see Bibliography

PB – Post Boy

Ramos Coelho – see Bibligraphy

Richardson II – see Bibliography

Sá-Nogueira 1989 – see Bibliography

Santos & Torrao 1989 – see Bibliography

Saunders 1989 – see Bibliography

Serafim 2000 – see Bibliography

Silva Marques – see Bibliography

Sousa Viterbo – see Bibligraphy

Sousa 1989 – see Bibliography

SP – Sate Papers, The National Archives (Kew, UK)

ST – Staten Generaal, Het National Archief (The Hague, The Netherlands)

StJEP – Saint James' Evening Post

Teixeira da Mota 1969 – see Bibliography

Torrão 1991 – see Bibliography

Torrão 1995 – see Bibliography

T70 – Treasury, The National Archives (Kew, UK)

Van Dantzig – see Bibliography

Voyages de J. Moquet – see Bibliography

WJ – Weekly Journal

WNDR – Weekly News and Daily Register

WR – Weekly Register

Wolf 1994 – see Bibliography

Ysern 1989 – see Bibliography

Zurara, Cronica Conde D. Pedro - see Bibliography

Zurara, Cronica – see Bibliography