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  • Visich Giuseppe

    1780
    Ship captain Transports and maritime activities
    Origin
    Fiume
    Place of activity
    Fiume

    Also cited as Joseph Visich or Giuseppe Visick, a sea captain, he commanded the imperial ship San Francisco de Paula. In 1780, while sailing from Bordeaux to Fiume (Rijeka) with a cargo of powdered sugar and refining earth, the ship was captured by the British privateer Trimmer. The inventories record on board, among the goods, two enslaved people as well. Visich was detained and questioned as to who their owner was; the two people were confiscated as a prize of war.