Piracy Collection

Merchant ship attacked by pirates, 15th century. Artist: Anonymous
Merchant ship attacked by pirates, 15th century

Title page of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1886. Treasure Island, Stevensons (1850-1894) classic adventure novel for children was first serialised as The Sea Cook: or

The War in America: the Federal steamer Chesapeake, seized by Confederates..., 1864. Creator: Smyth
The War in America: the Federal steamer Chesapeake, seized by Confederates, landing crew and passengers off Musquash Harbour, Bay of Fundy, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. Charles C. Ward

Plate 1 for Thomas Smollett's The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, 1785. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Plate 1 for Thomas Smollett's The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, 1785

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Blackbeard, early 18th century, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Blackbeard, early 18th century, (2023). English pirate Edward Teach (c1680-1718), better known as Blackbeard

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Blackbeard, early 18th century, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Blackbeard, early 18th century, (2023). English pirate Edward Teach (c1680-1718), better known as Blackbeard

Robbers, 1892. Creator: Koller, Rudolf (1828-1905)
Robbers, 1892. Private Collection

Chinese Pirate-boat at Canton - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Chinese Pirate-boat at Canton - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. The river swarms with pirates...and they carry on their depredations unchecked in the very teeth of the forts...The pirate

The War in China - Fleet of Chinese Pirates Preparing to Attack, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War in China - Fleet of Chinese Pirates Preparing to Attack, 1857. One of the greatest evils the merchants commerce of the China Seas has to contend with is the immense number of pirate craft

The Attack of the Combined Anglo-Dutch Squadron on Algiers, 1816, 1817. Creator: Gerardus Laurentius Keultjes
The Attack of the Combined Anglo-Dutch Squadron on Algiers, 1816, 1817

Battle at Sea between Soldiers and Oriental Pirates, 1767. Creator: Philip James de Loutherbourg
Battle at Sea between Soldiers and Oriental Pirates, 1767

Finding of a gang of thieves in an abandoned chapel, 1854. Creator: Wille, August von (1829-1887)
Finding of a gang of thieves in an abandoned chapel, 1854. Private Collection

Pirates of Penzance, New York, [1930s]. Creator: Unknown
Pirates of Penzance, New York, [1930s]. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers

Treasure Island, Newark, NJ, 1937. Creator: Unknown
Treasure Island, Newark, NJ, 1937. W.P.A Federal Children's Theatre Presents Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island"'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Pirates of Penzance, New York, [1930s]. Creator: Unknown
Pirates of Penzance, New York, [1930s]. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers

Collier's. Dramatic number, c1894 - 1896. Creator: William H Bradley
Collier's. Dramatic number, c1894 - 1896

Portrait of the Pirate Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard, 1736. Creator: Basire, James (1730-1802)
Portrait of the Pirate Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard, 1736. Private Collection

Pirates of the Caribbean: Ann Bonny and Mary Read convicted of Piracy, November 28th, 1720... 1724. Creator: Cole, B
Pirates of the Caribbean: Ann Bonny and Mary Read convicted of Piracy, November 28th, 1720 at a Court of Vice Admiralty, 1724. Private Collection

Pirates of the Caribbean, 1800s. Creator: Bonatti, D.K. (active 1720-1780)
Pirates of the Caribbean, 1800s. Private Collection

The part of the Bahama banks, from The West-India atlas, 1771. Creator: Jefferys, Thomas (ca. 1719-1771)
The part of the Bahama banks, from The West-India atlas, 1771. Private Collection

Map of the island of New Providence one of the Bahamas Islands in the West Indies, Mid 18th cen
Map of the island of New Providence one of the Bahamas Islands in the West Indies, Mid of the 18th. Private Collection

Illustration for "Treasure Island" by Robert Stevenson, 1911. Creator: Wyeth, N. C
Illustration for "Treasure Island" by Robert Stevenson, 1911. Found in the collection of the Brandywine River Museum of Art

So the Treasure Was Divided. From "The Fate of a Treasure Town", 1905. Creator: Pyle, Howard (1853-1911)
So the Treasure Was Divided. From "The Fate of a Treasure Town", 1905. Found in the collection of the Harper's Monthly Magazine

Pirate's Isle, 1826. Creator: Cox, David (1783-1859)
Pirate's Isle, 1826. Found in the collection of the Yale Center for British Art

Destruction of Shap-'Ng-Tsai's Piratical Fleet, by the British, in the Gulf of Tonquin, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Destruction of Shap-'Ng-Tsai's Piratical Fleet, by the British, in the Gulf of Tonquin, 1850. "It must be remembered that it is not the policy of any piratical force to become assailants

Capture and Destruction of Thirteen Piratical Chinese Junks... 1850. Creator: Unknown
Capture and Destruction of Thirteen Piratical Chinese Junks, in Mir's Bay, by H.M. Steamer "Medea", 1850. "It must be remembered that it is not the policy of any piratical force to

Destruction of a Piratical Chinese Fleet at Pinghoy, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Destruction of a Piratical Chinese Fleet at Pinghoy, 1850....the burning of the pirate's fleet at Pinghoy, on the night of October 1

H.M.S. "Reynard" Capturing Two Piratical Junks off Hong Kong, 1850. Creator: Unknown. H.M.S
H.M.S. "Reynard" Capturing Two Piratical Junks off Hong Kong, 1850. "It must be remembered that it is not the policy of any piratical force to become assailants against vessels of war;

Anne Bonny, John Calico Jack Rackam and Mary Read, 18th Century Pirates. Artist: Karen Humpage
Anne Bonny, John Calico Jack Rackam and Mary Read, 18th Century Pirates

Les Brigands romains (The Roman Bandits), 1831. Found in the Collection of Muse e du Louvre, Paris

Death of the Arab Pirate, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Death of the Arab Pirate, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Sir Walter Raleigh, 1588, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Sir Walter Raleigh, 1588, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume38. July to December, 1888

Sinan the Jew and Haireddin Barbarossa, c. 1535. Creator: Unknown
Sinan the Jew and Haireddin Barbarossa, c. 1535

Portrait of ReneDuguay-Trouin, Lieutenant-General of the Naval Armies of the King
Portrait of Rene Duguay-Trouin, Lieutenant-General of the Naval Armies of the King, 1765-1807

Fight against Seven Algerines, 1720s. Creator: Elisha Kirkall
Fight against Seven Algerines by Capt Kempthorne, 1720s. [From the collection of Thomas Brodrick]

Tail-Piece, November 27, 1781. Creator: Richard Livesay
Tail-Piece, November 27, 1781. After William Hogarth

A Blood, December 1, 1790. Creator: George Moutard Woodward
A Blood, December 1, 1790

White Swan, Lower Yanktonas Sioux, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N2) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1888

Plan of attack on the Borneo pirates, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Plan of attack on the Borneo pirates, 1845. Map of battle between British warships under Sir Thomas Cochrane, and the forces of Sultan Syarif Osman Alkadrie

Mademoiselle Dumilatre, in the new ballet of "The Corsair"
Mademoiselle Dumilatre, in the new ballet of " The Corsair", at Drury Lane Theatre, 1844. French ballerina Adele Dumilatre starred in a London stage production of a ballet based on a tale

The British Admirals attack on the Borneo pirates, 1845. Creator: Unknown
The British Admirals attack on the Borneo pirates, 1845. View of a battle between warships...Agincourt, Vestal, Daedalus, Wolverine, Cruiser, and Vixen...under the command of Sir Thomas Cochrane

The schooner "Echo", St. Katherines Docks, 1845. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
The schooner " Echo", St. Katherines Docks, 1845. Sailing ship on the River Thames in London, connected with piracy and murder

"The Saladin", 1844. Creator: Unknown
" The Saladin", 1844. Loss of the Saladin - suspected piracy...The...vessel, 243 tons, commanded by Captain Mackenzie, bound from Valparaiso to London, was lost on the 21st of last May

Watch Your Rear ! ! ! !, 1822. 1822. Creator: Eugene Delacroix
Watch Your Rear ! ! ! !, 1822

Dampier, (1651-1715), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dampier, (1651-1715), 1830. William Dampier (1651-1715) English explorer, ex-pirate and navigator, the first Englishman to explore parts of Australia and a natural historian

Dunkirk, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Dunkirk, 1890. Disputed territory between Spain, the Netherlands, England and France in 16th century, Dunkirk wassold to France by Charles II for £ 320, 000 in 1662

Return of the Hamburg fleet after the defeat of the Victual Brothers, 1401, (1936). Heimkehr Der Hamburger Nach Besiegung Der Vitalienbruder, 1401

Statue of Francis Drake at Plymouth in Devon, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Statue of Francis Drake on Plymouth Hoe in Devon, late 19th-early 20th century. Sculpture by Joseph Boehm, erected in 1883, of English adventurer and pirate Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596)

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