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Book/Printed Material The history and lives of all the most notorious pirates, and their crews, from Capt. Avery, who first settled at Madagascar, to Capt. John Gow, and James Williams, his Lieutenant, Etc. who were hang'd at Execution Dock, June 11, 1725, for Piracy and Murther, and afterwards hang'd in Chains between Blackwall and Deptford

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Title

  • The history and lives of all the most notorious pirates, and their crews, from Capt. Avery, who first settled at Madagascar, to Capt. John Gow, and James Williams, his Lieutenant, Etc. who were hang'd at Execution Dock, June 11, 1725, for Piracy and Murther, and afterwards hang'd in Chains between Blackwall and Deptford : giving a more full and true Account than any yet Published, of all their Murthers, Piracies, Maroonings, Places of Refuge, and Ways of Living. Adorn'd with Twenty Beautiful Cuts, being the Representation of each Pirate : To which is prefix'd, An Abstract of the Laws against Piracy.

Names

  • Johnson, Charles, active 1724-1731, General history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates.
  • Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731, attributed name.

Created / Published

  • London : Printed for Edward Midwinter, at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge, 1725.

Contents

  • Captain Avery and his crew -- Capt. Martel and his crew -- Captain Teach, alias Blackbeard, and his crew -- Major Stede Bonnet, and his crew -- Captain Edward England, and his crew -- Captain Charles Vane, and his crew -- Captain Rackam, and his crew -- The life of Mary Read -- The life of Anne Bonny -- Captain Howel Davis, and his crew -- Captain Bartholomew Roberts, and his crew -- Captain Anstis, and his crew -- Captain Worsley, and his crew -- Captain George Lowther, and his crew -- Captain Lowe, and his crew -- Captain John Evans, and his crew -- Captan John Phillips, and his crew -- Captain Fern, and his crew -- Captain Spriggs, and his crew -- Captain John Gow, and his crew -- Lieutenant Williams.

Headings

  • -  Pirates--Early works to 1800

Genre

  • Bookplates (Provenance)--DL C

Notes

  • -  An abridgment and adaptation of "A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates" attributed to Daniel Defoe. Cf. ESTC.
  • -  Signatures: A⁶ B-G¹² H⁶.
  • -  ESTC N66516
  • -  LC copy in red leather binding with gold tooling, marbled lining papers. Has bookplate of George Bentham on front paste-down. Front board detached.
  • -  LAC snh 2019-06-18 no edits (1 card)
  • -  LAC ael 2021-05-06 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • xii, 156 p. : ill. (woodcuts), ports. ; 16 cm. (12mo)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F2161 .H66

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 10031667

Online Format

  • pdf
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Chicago citation style:

Johnson, Charles, Active , General History Of The Robberies And Murders Of The Most Notorious Pyrates, and Daniel Defoe. The history and lives of all the most notorious pirates, and their crews, from Capt. Avery, who first settled at Madagascar, to Capt. John Gow, and James Williams, his Lieutenant, Etc. who were hang'd at Execution Dock, for Piracy and Murther, and afterwards hang'd in Chains between Blackwall and Deptford: giving a more full and true Account than any yet Published, of all their Murthers, Piracies, Maroonings, Places of Refuge, and Ways of Living. Adorn'd with Twenty Beautiful Cuts, being the Representation of each Pirate: To which is prefix'd, An Abstract of the Laws against Piracy. London: Printed for Edward Midwinter, at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge, 1725. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/10031667/.

APA citation style:

Johnson, C. & Defoe, D. (1725) The history and lives of all the most notorious pirates, and their crews, from Capt. Avery, who first settled at Madagascar, to Capt. John Gow, and James Williams, his Lieutenant, Etc. who were hang'd at Execution Dock, for Piracy and Murther, and afterwards hang'd in Chains between Blackwall and Deptford: giving a more full and true Account than any yet Published, of all their Murthers, Piracies, Maroonings, Places of Refuge, and Ways of Living. Adorn'd with Twenty Beautiful Cuts, being the Representation of each Pirate: To which is prefix'd, An Abstract of the Laws against Piracy. London: Printed for Edward Midwinter, at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/10031667/.

MLA citation style:

Johnson, Charles, Active , General History Of The Robberies And Murders Of The Most Notorious Pyrates, and Daniel Defoe. The history and lives of all the most notorious pirates, and their crews, from Capt. Avery, who first settled at Madagascar, to Capt. John Gow, and James Williams, his Lieutenant, Etc. who were hang'd at Execution Dock, for Piracy and Murther, and afterwards hang'd in Chains between Blackwall and Deptford: giving a more full and true Account than any yet Published, of all their Murthers, Piracies, Maroonings, Places of Refuge, and Ways of Living. Adorn'd with Twenty Beautiful Cuts, being the Representation of each Pirate: To which is prefix'd, An Abstract of the Laws against Piracy. London: Printed for Edward Midwinter, at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge, 1725. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/10031667/>.