ILLUSTRATIONS
[ Boston harbor from the survey in the “English Pilot,” Part IV. London, 1707] Front end-paper
From an original in the Harvard College Library.
[View of the harbor and town of Boston in 1723] Frontispiece
From an engraving in the British Museum after a drawing by William Burgis.
[ Fac-simile of the title-page of Capt. Charles Johnson’s “History of the Pirates,” London, 1724] 1
From an original in the library of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
[ Map of the West Indies about 1720, showing “the tracts of the Spanish Gallions”] 10
From Herman Moll’s “Atlas Minor,” London, 1732, in the Harvard College Library.
[ Capt. Henry Morgan, the buccaneer, before Panama] 14
From an engraving in Johnson’s “General History of the Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Pyrates,” etc., London, 1734, in the Harry Elkins Widener Collection, Harvard College Library.
From an original in the Harvard College Library.
[ Richard Coote, Earl of Bellomont, Governor of Massachusetts, 1699-1700] 42
From a rare engraving in the Harvard College Library.
[ View of Castle William, Boston harbor, about 1729, and a man-of-war of the period] 54
From the only known copy of an engraving probably by John Harris, after a drawing by William Burgis.
[ An armed sloop near Boston lighthouse in 1729] 62
From the only known copy of a mezzotint by William Burgis, published Aug. 11, 1729, and now in the possession of the United States Lighthouse Board.
[ Samuel Sewall, Chief Justice of the Superior Court in Massachusetts, 1718-1728] 66
From an original painting in possession of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
From an original in the library of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
[ Joseph Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts, who presided at the trial of Captain Quelch] 102
From an original painting in possession of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
[ Fac-simile of the title-page of “The Trial of Capt. John Quelch for Piracy,” London, 1704] 106
From an original in the library of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
From an original in the library of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
[ Rev. Cotton Mather, pastor of the Second (North) Church, Boston, 1685-1728] 114
From a mezzotint by Peter Pelham after a portrait painted in 1728.
[ Fac-simile of the title-page of “The Trial of Eight Persons Indited for Piracy,” Boston, 1717] 116
From an original in the library of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
From the original gold coin, found on the beach at Wellfleet, Mass., where Bellamy’s pirate ship was wrecked in 1717 and now in the possession of Charles H. Taylor.
From the original eight real piece in the cabinet of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
From an original in the library of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
[ Capt. George Lowther at Port Mayo] 138
From an engraving in Johnson’s “General History of the Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Pyrates,” etc., London, 1734, in the Harry Elkins Widener Collection, Harvard College Library.
[ The Idle Apprentice sent to Sea] 142
From an engraving by William Hogarth in the “Industry and Idleness” series, published in 1747. The young reprobate is being rowed past Cuckold’s Point on the Thames where may be seen a pirate hanging from a gibbet.
[ A barque in the West Indies about 1720] 146
From an engraving in Lobat’s “Nouveau Voyage,” Vol. II, Paris, 1722, in the library of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
[ A brigantine in the West Indies about 1720] 146
From an engraving in Lobat’s “Nouveau Voyage,” Vol. II, Paris, 1722, in the library of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
[ Capt. Edward Low in a hurricane] 152
From an engraving in Johnson’s “General History of the Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Pyrates,” etc., London, 1734, in the Harry Elkins Widener Collection, Harvard College Library.
[ One of Low’s crew killing a wounded Spaniard] 204
From an engraving in Johnson’s “Historie der Engelsche Zee-roovers,” Amsterdam, 1725, in the Harvard College Library.
From an original in the library of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
[ Pirates boarding a Spanish vessel in the West Indies] 238
From an engraving in “The History and Lives of the most Notorious Pirates,” by an old Seaman, London, n.d., in possession of Capt. Ernest H. Pentecost, R.N.R.
[ Map of the Bay of Honduras showing Rattan Island and Port Mayo] 242
From the map in “Voyages and Travels of Capt. Nathaniel Uring,” London, 1726, in the library of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
[ Map showing Ruatan Island in the Bay of Honduras where Philip Ashton escaped from pirates] 256
From a map in the “American Atlas,” by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1776, in the possession of John W. Farwell.
[ “Sweating” on Captain Sprigg’s pirate vessel] 278
From an engraving in “The History and Lives of the most Notorious Pirates,” by an old Seaman, London, n.d., in possession of Capt. Ernest H. Pentecost, R.N.R.
[ Pirates killing a captured man] 284
From an engraving in “The History and Lives of the Most Notorious Pirates,” by an old Seaman, London, n.d., in possession of Capt. Ernest H. Pentecost, R.N.R.
From an engraving in “The History and Lives of the Most Notorious Pirates,” by an old Seaman, London, n.d., in possession of Capt. Ernest H. Pentecost, R.N.R.
From the portrait by Robert Feke in possession of the Trustees of Dummer Academy.
The original painting really represents the town at a somewhat later date. Reproduced from a lithograph copy made in 1864, now in the George L. Shepley Library, Providence, R. I.
[ Fishing ship and station on the Newfoundland coast about 1710] 314
From an insert in Herman Moll’s “Map of North America,” London [1710-1715], in the possession of John W. Farwell.
From an original in the library of the American Antiquarian Society.
[ Fac-simile of the title-page of “The Tryals of Sixteen Persons for Piracy,” Boston, 1726] 328
From an original in the library of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
From an original in the library of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
[ Fac-simile of the title-page of Rev. Cotton Mather’s “Vial poured out upon the Sea,” Boston, 1726] 336
From an original in the library of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
[ Capt. Bartholomew Roberts] 340
From an engraving in Johnson’s “General History of the Pirates,” London, 1725, in the possession of George Francis Dow.
[ Capt. John Avery taking the Great Mogul’s ship] 346
From an engraving in Johnson’s “General History of the Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Pyrates,” etc., London, 1734, in the Harry Elkins Widener Collection, Harvard College Library.
[ Capt. Edward Teach, commonly called “Black Beard”] 350
From an engraving in Johnson’s “General History of the Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Pyrates,” etc., London, 1734, in the Harry Elkins Widener Collection, Harvard College Library.
From an original in the library of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
[ The pirate ships “Royal Fortune” and “Ranger” in Whydah Road, Jan. 11, 1722] 360
From an engraving in Johnson’s “General History of the Pirates,” London, 1725, in possession of George Francis Dow.
[ Nix’s Mate, Boston Harbor, in 1775, where Captain Fly was gibbetted in 1726] 368
From an engraving in the “Atlantic Neptune,” Part III, London, 1781, in the library of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
[ Monument on the shoal, formerly Nix’s Mate, in 1637 an island of more than ten acres] 368
From a photograph made about 1900.
[ Map of Cape Cod in 1717, showing the location of the pirate wreck] Back end-paper
From a chart surveyed and published by Capt. Cyprian Southack of Boston, now in possession of John W. Farwell.