Pirate Collection (page 3)

A Pirate hanged at Execution Dock, c1795. Artist: Robert Dodd
A Pirate hanged at Execution Dock, c1795. Situated on the bank of the Thames at Wapping, London, Execution Dock was a place of execution for pirates

Ships Attacked by Pirates, c1808. Lieutenant Turner and the crew of a boat from the country-ship Tay attacked and made prisoners by the Ladrone pirates in 1806

Sallee, Bloody, 1838. From A Display of the Naval Flags of All Nations. Collected from the Best Authorities. [Fisher, Son, & Co. London, 1838]

Algerine Rovers, 1838. From A Display of the Naval Flags of All Nations. Collected from the Best Authorities. [Fisher, Son, & Co. London, 1838]

Rovers, 1838. From A Display of the Naval Flags of All Nations. Collected from the Best Authorities. [Fisher, Son, & Co. London, 1838]

The Fight of the Mary Rose, 1669. Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar
The Fight of the Mary Rose, 1669. The Battle of Cadiz, December 1669, a battle between the English fourth-rate frigate HMS Mary Rose, commanded by Rear-Admiral John Kempthorne

Captain Kidd before the Bar of the House of Commons, 1700 (1905). Scottish privateer William Kidd was found guilty of piracy and executed in May 1701. From Cassells History of England, Vol

The Fight with the Corsairs, 1937. Artist: Sydney George Hulme Beaman
The Fight with the Corsairs, 1937. From The Childrens Golden Treasure Book for 1937, edited by John R. Crossland and J. M. Parrish. [Odhams Press Ltd. London, 1937]

Drawn at Salisbury, c1800. Artist: George Scharf
Drawn at Salisbury, c1800. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXXIII, edited by C. Reginald Grundy. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1929]

Looting of a church, (17th century ), 1920s
Looting of a church. Pirates or demons of the seas, came suddenly on villages, went into houses and inferred the greatest offense to families; looting and burning even the church bells

Filibustero Ship, (16th century ), 1920s
Filibustero Ship. These were true pirates and their favorite element was the sea. Used in their raids, lightweight boats fitted with sails and oars. When attacking they fought like wild beasts

Spanish Galleon assaulted, (17th century ), 1920s
Spanish Galleon assaulted by pirates and corsaries. Not only merchant vessels, but galleons and other warships if they were left behind or were moving away from the fleets were at risk of attack

Francisco Nau ( El Olones), (1635-1668), 1920s
Governor Davila ordered to this pirate to Havana, escorted with ninety men and ten cannons, however in 1667 Francisco Nau cunningly took over the fleet

Captain Bainbridge and the Dey of Algiers, 1800 (c1880) Artist: Hooper
Captain Bainbridge and the Dey of Algiers, 1800 (c1880). William Bainbridge was the commander of the George Washington, sent to carry the tribute that the United States paid to the Dey of Algiers so

Sack of Puerto Principe, Hispaniola, by Captain Morgan, 1667 (c1880). Born in Wales, Henry Morgan (1635-1688) was a notorious pirate and buccaneer who

Captain Morgans defeat of the Spanish fleet, 1660s (c1880). Born in Wales, Henry Morgan (1635-1688) was a notorious pirate and buccaneer who, with the tacit support of the English government

Francois l Ollonois, 17th century French buccaneer, c1880. L Ollonois was a notorious pirate noted for his brutality. Operating mainly in the West Indies he progressed from slave to Pirate King

Mary Read, (1690-1720), British Pirates Mate. Artist: Karen Humpage
Mary Read, (1690-1720), British Pirates Mate. Raised as a boy, married twice, fought like a man and died of scarlet fever

John Calico Jack Rackham, (1680-1720), English Pirate Captain. Artist: Karen Humpage
John Calico Jack Rackham, (1680-1720), English Pirate Captain famous for having women in his crew. Executed in Jamaica in 1720

Anne Bonny, c1698, Irish Pirate. Artist: Karen Humpage
Anne Bonny, c1698, Irish Pirate. Disguised herself as a man in order to join Rackhams crew on board the Revenge

Captain William Kidd, Privateer, 1645-1701Artist: Karen Humpage
Captain William Kidd, Privateer, 1645-1701

Queen Elizabeth Knighting Sir Francis Drake, 1581, (c1920). Artist: WS Bagdatopulos
Queen Elizabeth Knighting Sir Francis Drake, 1581, (c1920). Queen Elizabeth I knights Francis Drake on his ship Golden Hind after his round-the-world voyage

Queen Elizabeth Knighting Drake on board the Golden Hind... April 4th 1581, (19th century). Artist: F Fraenkel
Queen Elizabeth Knighting Drake on board the Golden Hind at Deptford, April 4th 1581, (19th century). Queen Elizabeth I knights Francis Drake on his ship Golden Hind after his round-the-world voyage

James Hearn, actor, 1906. Artist: FW Burford
James Hearn, actor, 1906

Sir Francis Drake, 16th-century navigator, sailor and pirate, (1851). Portrait of the Elizabethan naval hero Drake (1540-1596) who defeated the Spanish Armada

Letter from Sir Francis Drake to William Cecil, Lord High treasurer, 26th July 1586. Artist: Sir Francis Drake
Letter from Sir Francis Drake to William Cecil, Lord High treasurer, 26th July 1586. Letter informing Cecil that the whole Spanish treasure from the Indies for the last year only

Drake, 19th century. Artist: William Holl
Drake, 19th century. Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age. He circumnavigated the globe (1577-1580)

Captain Kidd Burying his Treasures, 1872. Anglo-American pirate William Captain Kidd (1654-1701) hiding his ill-gotten gains

Sir Francis Drake, English privateer, navigator, naval pioneer, politician, 19th century. Artist: W Holl
Sir Francis Drake, English privateer, navigator, naval pioneer, politician, 19th century. Portrait of Drake (c1540-1596), Elizabeth Is pirate

Henry Morgan, 17th century Welsh buccaneer, (1873). Morgan (1635-1688) was a notorious pirate and buccaneer who, with the tacit support of the English government

A buccaneer, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873

Sir Francis Drake, English sailor, 1591 (19th century). Artist: Marcus Gheeraerts, the Younger
Sir Francis Drake, English sailor, 1591 (19th century). Portrait of Drake (c1540-1596), privateer, navigator, naval pioneer and raider, and politician

Normandy Pirates, c1842-1896. Artist: Evariste Vital Luminais
Normandy Pirates, c1842-1896. The kidnapping of females by Pirates on the coast of Normandy

Pirates Attacking a British Navy Ship, 17th century. Artist: Willem van de Velde the Younger
Pirates Attacking a British Navy Ship, 17th century

Jean Bart, French privateer and naval officer, 19th century. Bart (1651-1702) served in the French Navy in the war between Louis XIV and the United Provinces

Francis Lolonois, 17th century pirate, 1741. Artist: Bonneau
Francis Lolonois, 17th century pirate, 1741. Lolonois was a notorious pirate noted for his brutality. Operating mainly in the West Indies he progressed from slave to Pirate King

Henry Morgan, 17th century Welsh pirate, 1741 Artist: Bonneau
Henry Morgan, 17th century Welsh pirate, 1741. Morgan (1635-1688) was a notorious pirate and buccaneer who, with the tacit support of the English government

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