Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSDAdvisory Council on Underwater Archaeology Publication Résumé : International audience This paper presents part of the results of historical research for a PhD thesis focusing on seafaring and maritime activityin Guadeloupe, French West Indies (FWI). Additionally, it discusses the possible identification of five shipwreck sitesthat appear to date to the 19th century: Anse à la Barque, Pointe-à-Pitre, Baie des Saintes, Sainte-Anne and Le Mouleshipwrecks. ACUA Underwater Archaeology Proceedings 2014