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RMDN3DWE–Galleon Saint Lucia. 17th century. expedition to northern Brazil, commanded by English captain Robert Thornton. Engraving.
![UK: Robert Knox (1641-1720) was an English sea captain in the service of the British East India Company held captive in Ceylon from 1660-1679. 'An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon together With somewhat Concerning Severall Remarkable passages of my life that hath hapned [sic] since my Deliverance out of Captivity' is a book written by the English trader and sailor Robert Knox in 1681. It describes his experiences some years earlier on the South Asian island now best known as Sri Lanka and provides one of the most important contemporary accounts of 17th century Ceylonese life. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B00TF5/uk-robert-knox-1641-1720-was-an-english-sea-captain-in-the-service-of-the-british-east-india-company-held-captive-in-ceylon-from-1660-1679-an-historical-relation-of-the-island-ceylon-together-with-somewhat-concerning-severall-remarkable-passages-of-my-life-that-hath-hapned-sic-since-my-deliverance-out-of-captivity-is-a-book-written-by-the-english-trader-and-sailor-robert-knox-in-1681-it-describes-his-experiences-some-years-earlier-on-the-south-asian-island-now-best-known-as-sri-lanka-and-provides-one-of-the-most-important-contemporary-accounts-of-17th-century-ceylonese-life-2B00TF5.jpg "UK: Robert Knox (1641-1720) was an English sea captain in the service of the British East India Company held captive in Ceylon from 1660-1679. 'An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon together With somewhat Concerning Severall Remarkable passages of my life that hath hapned [sic] since my Deliverance out of Captivity' is a book written by the English trader and sailor Robert Knox in 1681. It describes his experiences some years earlier on the South Asian island now best known as Sri Lanka and provides one of the most important contemporary accounts of 17th century Ceylonese life. Stock Photo")
RM2B00TF5–UK: Robert Knox (1641-1720) was an English sea captain in the service of the British East India Company held captive in Ceylon from 1660-1679. 'An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon together With somewhat Concerning Severall Remarkable passages of my life that hath hapned [sic] since my Deliverance out of Captivity' is a book written by the English trader and sailor Robert Knox in 1681. It describes his experiences some years earlier on the South Asian island now best known as Sri Lanka and provides one of the most important contemporary accounts of 17th century Ceylonese life.
RMT9649K–Color enhanced version of Captain John Smith's map of Virginia from The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles, 1624.
RM2B01RW2–Turkey: 'Western Hemisphere Within a Windrose'. Folio from an Ottoman navigation guide by Piri Reis (c. 1470-1554), early 17th century. Piri Reis (full name Haji Ahmed Muhiddin Piri; Reis was a Turkish military rank equivalent to that of captain) was an Ottoman admiral, geographer and cartographer. He is primarily known today for his maps and charts collected in his Kitab-i Bahriye (Book of Navigation), a book which contains detailed information on navigation, as well as very accurate charts (for its time) describing the important ports and cities of the Mediterranean Sea.
RM2B00W62–Maritime: 'The Battle of Leghorn, 4 March 1653'. Oil on canvas painting by Willem Hermansz van Diest (c. 1600-1678), mid-17th century. The naval Battle of Leghorn (the Dutch call the encounter by the Italian name Livorno) took place on 14 March (4 March Old Style) 1653, during the First Anglo-Dutch War, near Leghorn (Livorno), Italy. It was a victory of a Dutch fleet under Commodore Johan van Galen over an English squadron under Captain Henry Appleton. Afterward an English fleet under Captain Richard Badiley, which Appleton had been trying to reach, came up but was outnumbered and fled.
RMB405HW–Dampier, William, 1651 - 1715, English sea captain, explorer, engraving, contemporaneous portrait,
RMDGTRW2–Captain George Vancouver statue by 17th century Custom House, Purfleet Quay, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
RMRC4MTB–Galleon Saint Lucia. 17th century. The Grand Duke Ferdinand I of Tuscany in 1608 organized an expedition to northern Brazil, commanded by English captain Robert Thornton, to establish colony in America. Engraving.
RM2NXN5NK–Captain Kidd, Burying Treasure, from the Pirates of the Spanish Main series for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, ca. 1888. William Kidd (c.‚Äâ1645-1701), was a Scottish sea captain who was commissioned as a privateer and had experience as a pirate. He was tried and executed in London in 1701 for murder and piracy.
RMKDBCK8–18th century Royal Navy officer and pirate captain fight over treasure at the end of Radio Norfolk's 'Treasure Quest' at Wells Pirate Festival 2017.
RM2BTJPNE–Francis Drake. Portrait of Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596), oil on panel by unknown artist, late 16th/early 17th century
RM2PJ98RY–Engraving of ,the French ironclad Richelieu, a wooden-hulled central battery ironclad built for the French Navy in the early 1870s. She was named after the 17th century statesman Cardinal de Richelieu. The ship was the flagship of the Mediterranean Squadron for most of her career.
RME198AF–Galleon Saint Lucia. 17th century. Expedition to northern Brazil, commanded by captain Robert Thornton. Engraving. Colored.
RM2PR5B3H–Captain George Vancouver statue by 17th century Custom House, Purfleet Quay, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
RFRN8WF7–A senior man and woman dock their sailboat on the canal on an overcast day in the colorful 17th century Nyhavn district in Copenhagen, Denmark.
RM2RTW7JF–On the 17th September 1939, HMS Aircraft Carrier 'Courageous' was torpedoed by a German U-boat. The image shows the ship heeling over, crew scrambling down the side into the water. Of the 1.126 crew, 515 lost their lives including Captain Mackieg-Jones.
RM2B00TFE–Sri Lanka: Robert Knox (1641-1720) was an English sea captain in the service of the British East India Company held captive in Ceylon from 1660-1679. 'An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon...since my Deliverance out of Captivity' is a book written by the English trader and sailor in 1681. It describes his experiences some years earlier on the South Asian island now best known as Sri Lanka and provides one of the most important contemporary accounts of 17th century Ceylonese life. Knox spent 19 years on Ceylon after being taken prisoner by King Rajasimha II.
RM2JG37FA–iconic 17th-century Custom House overlooking site of town's medieval harbour Purfleet Quay and Staithe Square properties Norfolk England UK
RM2E24BP3–Maritime: 'The Battle of Leghorn, 4 March 1653'. Oil on canvas painting by Willem Hermansz van Diest (c. 1600-1678), mid-17th century. The naval Battle of Leghorn (the Dutch call the encounter by the Italian name Livorno) took place on 14 March (4 March Old Style) 1653, during the First Anglo-Dutch War, near Leghorn (Livorno), Italy. It was a victory of a Dutch fleet under Commodore Johan van Galen over an English squadron under Captain Henry Appleton. Afterward an English fleet under Captain Richard Badiley, which Appleton had been trying to reach, came up but was outnumbered and fled.
RMA12P3M–Pirate Captain Kidd burying his treasure possibly on Gardiners Island in New York harbor. Hand-colored halftone of an illustration
RMPHWHX8–The monument to 17th century portuguese captain general Manuel Cerveira pereira, Benguela Province, Benguela, Angola
RMRC4NNR–Galleon Saint Lucia. 17th century. The Grand Duke Ferdinand I of Tuscany in 1608 organized an expedition to northern Brazil, commanded by English captain Robert Thornton, to establish colony in America. Engraving. Colored.
RM2C9YXRK–The Berenguela passing through the Suez Canal, ca.1914. Spain. By Alejandro Arias Salgado. This frigate participated in the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. It was the first Spanish warship to pass through the canal, bound for the Philippines. At one point, Captain Alejandro Arias Salgado found himself obliged to offload the ship's artillery as its draught was too deep. Camels towed it the rest of the way to the Red Sea (from 2nd to 17th December, 1869). Naval Museum. Madrid. Spain.
RM2C6RYM8–The pomelo flower, The pomelo is also known as a shaddock, after an English sea captain, Captain Shaddock, who introduced the seed to the West Indies in the 17th century from the Malay Archipelago. In the Pacific and Asia, it is known as jabong and in Chinese it is called yòuzi (??) (not to be confused with the yuzu, which uses the same kanji but is a different species), while it is called som o (?????) in Thai, and buntan or banpeiyu in Japanese.
RMWH8J0E–Detail of the Resolution beating through the ice, by John Webber, (1752-1793). Antarctica: The Last Continent by Ian Cameron, page 38.. The Resolution was responsible for some remarkable feats and was to prove one of the significant historical ships. She was the first ship to cross the Antarctic Circle (17 January 1773) and crossed twice more on the voyage. As a consequence the Resolution was instrumental in proving Dalrymple's Terra Australis Incognita (Southern Continent) to be a myth. On his third voyage, Captain James Cook crossed the Arctic Circle in the Resolution on 17th August 1778.
RME8MDMN–Man dressed in fancy dress comedy costume as captain hook the pirate character from peter pan against a white background,
RMERXJ33–Hendrick Lonck (1568-1634), Dutch naval hero and first Dutch sea captain to reach the New World. Engraving by Herman Padtbrugge (1656-1687). See description for more information.
RM2BTBAC5–Portrait of Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) by unknown artist, late 16th or early 17th century painting
RMJCJ2HH–Queen Elizabeth I knighting Sir Francis Drake on board The Golden Hind at Deptford 4th April, 1581. Elizabeth I,aka The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, 1533 – 1603. Queen of England and Ireland. Sir Francis Drake, vice admiral, c. 1540 – 1596. English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician. After the painting by W.S. Bagdatopoulus(1888-1965). From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.
RM2B0151Y–England: 'The Capture of the Cacafuego, the Spanish Treasure-Ship, by Sir Francis Drake'. Engraving by Friedrich van Hulsen (1580-1665), 1626. Vice Admiral Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) was an English sea captain, privateer, circumnavigator, slaver, a renowned pirate, and a politician of the Elizabethan era. Elizabeth I of England awarded Drake a knighthood in 1581. He was second-in-command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588, subordinate only to Charles Howard and the Queen herself. He died of dysentery in January 1596 after unsuccessfully attacking San Juan, Puerto Rico.
RF2H368YX–A vintage illustration circa 1941 of the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous sinking after the German submarine U-29, commanded by Captain-Lieutenant Otto Schuhart struck her with two torpedos on September 17th 1939. Painted by Adolf Bock
![Kinburn - the "Curacoa" and "Tribune" Steam-frigates, and "Beagle" Gun-boat, in the Ice, 1856. Crimean War, Black Sea, British ships: '...the Curacoa and Tribune steam frigates, and Beagle gun-boat, beset with an immense floe of ice, with the Captain in his galley trying to get on board. Behind the Isle of Berezan there is an extensive lake from whence the new gale most likely brought the ice out. The Curacoa and Tribune left for the Bosphorus on the 17th Dec., delighted to bid adieu to Kinburn'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2R4DJGH/kinburn-the-quotcuracoaquot-and-quottribunequot-steam-frigates-and-quotbeaglequot-gun-boat-in-the-ice-1856-crimean-war-black-sea-british-ships-the-curacoa-and-tribune-steam-frigates-and-beagle-gun-boat-beset-with-an-immense-floe-of-ice-with-the-captain-in-his-galley-trying-to-get-on-board-behind-the-isle-of-berezan-there-is-an-extensive-lake-from-whence-the-new-gale-most-likely-brought-the-ice-out-the-curacoa-and-tribune-left-for-the-bosphorus-on-the-17th-dec-delighted-to-bid-adieu-to-kinburn-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1856-2R4DJGH.jpg "Kinburn - the "Curacoa" and "Tribune" Steam-frigates, and "Beagle" Gun-boat, in the Ice, 1856. Crimean War, Black Sea, British ships: '...the Curacoa and Tribune steam frigates, and Beagle gun-boat, beset with an immense floe of ice, with the Captain in his galley trying to get on board. Behind the Isle of Berezan there is an extensive lake from whence the new gale most likely brought the ice out. The Curacoa and Tribune left for the Bosphorus on the 17th Dec., delighted to bid adieu to Kinburn'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856. Stock Photo")
RM2R4DJGH–Kinburn - the "Curacoa" and "Tribune" Steam-frigates, and "Beagle" Gun-boat, in the Ice, 1856. Crimean War, Black Sea, British ships: '...the Curacoa and Tribune steam frigates, and Beagle gun-boat, beset with an immense floe of ice, with the Captain in his galley trying to get on board. Behind the Isle of Berezan there is an extensive lake from whence the new gale most likely brought the ice out. The Curacoa and Tribune left for the Bosphorus on the 17th Dec., delighted to bid adieu to Kinburn'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.
RMG15H2M–Captain John Smith's map of Virginia from The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles, 1624.
RM2RH65YG–The Berenguela passing through the Suez Canal, ca.1914. Spain. By Alejandro Arias Salgado. This frigate participated in the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. It was the first Spanish warship to pass through the canal, bound for the Philippines. At one point, Captain Alejandro Arias Salgado found himself obliged to offload the ship's artillery as its draught was too deep. Camels towed it the rest of the way to the Red Sea (from 2nd to 17th December, 1869). Naval Museum. Madrid, Spain.
RM2JG3479–View one of King's Lynn's most treasured historic buildings is iconic 17th-century Custom House overlooking site of town's medieval harbour Norfolk
RMHGPJM8–William Dampier, English Explorer 1651 - 1715, known for exploring Australia and circumnavigating the world
RMKA7BNB–The Glass House Mountains named by famous English sea explorer, RN (Royal Navy) Captain James Cook in the late 17th century. The, Glass House Mountai
RMRERP4W–Portrait of Cornelis Jacobsz de Boer, Captain in the Navy. Dating: 1674. Measurements: h 114.5 cm × w 87.5 cm; d 8 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Jan van Neck.
RFWJK8B7–A senior man and woman dock their sailboat on the canal on an overcast day in the colorful 17th century Nyhavn district in Copenhagen, Denmark.
RME8MDTT–man in fancy dress comedy costume as a pirate with hat, goatee beard, sword, boots and full outfit
![A coat of amrs and various mythical figures such as Neptune. Great Britain's Coasting - Pilot ... By Captain Greenvile Collins. London : Richard Mount, 1693. 576 x 457 mm. fol.; [Scale, 1 inch = 1 1/2 miles]. Source: C.8.d.7.(3) Frontispiece. Author: Captain Greenville Collins. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/R5CJ6K/a-coat-of-amrs-and-various-mythical-figures-such-as-neptune-great-britains-coasting-pilot-by-captain-greenvile-collins-london-richard-mount-1693-576-x-457-mm-fol-scale-1-inch-=-1-12-miles-source-c8d73-frontispiece-author-captain-greenville-collins-R5CJ6K.jpg "A coat of amrs and various mythical figures such as Neptune. Great Britain's Coasting - Pilot ... By Captain Greenvile Collins. London : Richard Mount, 1693. 576 x 457 mm. fol.; [Scale, 1 inch = 1 1/2 miles]. Source: C.8.d.7.(3) Frontispiece. Author: Captain Greenville Collins. Stock Photo")
RMR5CJ6K–A coat of amrs and various mythical figures such as Neptune. Great Britain's Coasting - Pilot ... By Captain Greenvile Collins. London : Richard Mount, 1693. 576 x 457 mm. fol.; [Scale, 1 inch = 1 1/2 miles]. Source: C.8.d.7.(3) Frontispiece. Author: Captain Greenville Collins.
RMEDRHG3–Portrait of Sea Captain Jan van Gelder, Stepson of Michiel Adriaensz de Ruyter, Jan Andrea Lievens, 1668
![Mooy-Aal and her Suitors, c.1630-c.1640. Scene from Bredero's farce, "Moortje", staged for the first time in 1615 in Amsterdam. The woman is the strumpet Mooy-Aal, who tries to balance the demands of her lover Ritsert, the young man standing in the background holding a glass of wine, and those of the old sea captain, Roemert, sitting at the table with bags of money. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2R8YM3T/mooy-aal-and-her-suitors-c1630-c1640-scene-from-brederos-farce-quotmoortjequot-staged-for-the-first-time-in-1615-in-amsterdam-the-woman-is-the-strumpet-mooy-aal-who-tries-to-balance-the-demands-of-her-lover-ritsert-the-young-man-standing-in-the-background-holding-a-glass-of-wine-and-those-of-the-old-sea-captain-roemert-sitting-at-the-table-with-bags-of-money-2R8YM3T.jpg "Mooy-Aal and her Suitors, c.1630-c.1640. Scene from Bredero's farce, "Moortje", staged for the first time in 1615 in Amsterdam. The woman is the strumpet Mooy-Aal, who tries to balance the demands of her lover Ritsert, the young man standing in the background holding a glass of wine, and those of the old sea captain, Roemert, sitting at the table with bags of money. Stock Photo")
RM2R8YM3T–Mooy-Aal and her Suitors, c.1630-c.1640. Scene from Bredero's farce, "Moortje", staged for the first time in 1615 in Amsterdam. The woman is the strumpet Mooy-Aal, who tries to balance the demands of her lover Ritsert, the young man standing in the background holding a glass of wine, and those of the old sea captain, Roemert, sitting at the table with bags of money.
RMM30J37–Brian Denson of Norfolk District shows Seatack Elementary fourth graders how sea squirts attach themselves to the mesh bags, which houses the baby oyster spats. The sea squirts compete for food with the baby oyster spats and weigh down the Taylor Floats. The current native oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay is less than one percent of its original total when English Captain John Smith arrived in Virginia in the early 17th century. He would later describe in his journal that the oysters were as “big as dinner plates.” In a continuing effort to restore the Bay’s oyster population, Norfolk D
RMW7DN68–William Dampier, English buccaneer, sea captain, author and scientific observer, (1879).Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
RM2JG37XM–Statue of Captain Vancouver in front of Custom House Purfleet Quay King's Quay Norfolk England UK Norfolk sea captain and explorer discovered Vancouve
RMA4JCRK–William Dampier, English buccaneer, sea captain, author and scientific observer, (1886). Artist: Unknown
RMAEXP24–Destruction of John Smiths ship by pirates ending his New England venture. Hand-colored woodcut
RMPAXPNP–Wentworth House. Culture: American. Dimensions: Dimensions unavailable. Date: 1695-1700. In 1926, the Museum purchased the entire Wentworth House, built about 1695-1700 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The original intention was to dismantle the structure and incorporate its interior into the American Wing. At present, only two spaces from the house remain in the Wing: the main stair, known as the Wentworth Staircase, and the largest room from the second floor, called the Wentworth Room. The original owner of the house was John Wentworth (1671-1730), a merchant, sea captain, and onetime lieutena
RME8MDTM–man in fancy dress comedy costume as a historical military sailor / pirate with age appropriate outfit
RMP8M54T–Captain The Hon. E. V. Wyatt Edgell, killed at the Battle of Ulundi on 4 July 1879, From British Battles on Land and Sea, by James Grant
RMC0FXWD–Queen Elizabeth knighting Sir Francis Drake on board the Golden Hind at Deptford, London, April 4th, 1581.
RMM30J2R–Jason O’Neal of Norfolk District clean Taylor Floats of sea squirts and barnacles. The organisms compete for food of the baby spat oysters housed in the Taylor Floats, and weigh down the floats. The current native oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay is less than one percent of its original total when English Captain John Smith arrived in Virginia in the early 17th century. He would later describe in his journal that the oysters were as “big as dinner plates.” In a continuing effort to restore the Bay’s oyster population, Norfolk District, US Army Corps of Engineers, has constructed about 4
RFRAYCMH–Portrait of Sea Captain Jan van Gelder, Stepson of Michiel Adriaensz de Ruyter, Jan Andrea Lievens, 1668. Reimagined
RF2KF6785–This gilded Baroque monument to brave Dutch naval hero Cornelis Janszoon de Haan (1580-1633), known as Haantje or Rooster, includes an oil painting depicting the sea battle against Dunkirk privateers in which he lost his life: Oude Kerk (Old Church), Ouderkerksplein, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.
RM2JG34H3–View one of King's Lynn's most treasured historic buildings is iconic 17th-century Custom House overlooking site of town's medieval harbour Norfolk
!['Jumma Musjid, - Agra', 1834. Mosque in Agra, India. From "Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, Vol. I". [Fisher, Son & Co., London, 1835] Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2J3H4F0/jumma-musjid-agra-1834-mosque-in-agra-india-from-quotviews-in-india-china-and-on-the-shores-of-the-red-sea-vol-iquot-fisher-son-amp-co-london-1835-2J3H4F0.jpg "'Jumma Musjid, - Agra', 1834. Mosque in Agra, India. From "Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, Vol. I". [Fisher, Son & Co., London, 1835] Stock Photo")
RM2J3H4F0–'Jumma Musjid, - Agra', 1834. Mosque in Agra, India. From "Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, Vol. I". [Fisher, Son & Co., London, 1835]
RMREWN07–Portrait of a Naval Officer, probably Vice-Admiral Aert van Nes (1626-1693). Dating: 1667. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 116.5 cm × w 93.5 cm; d 6.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Ferdinand Bol.
RMM30J2M–Jeff Swallow and Jason O’Neal of Norfolk District clean Taylor Floats of sea squirts and barnacles. The organisms compete for food of the baby spat oysters housed in the Taylor Floats. Swallow holds adult oyster shells, where new oysters have attached and will continue to grow and cluster. The current native oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay is less than one percent of its original total when English Captain John Smith arrived in Virginia in the early 17th century. He would later describe in his journal that the oysters were as “big as dinner plates.” In a continuing effort to restore th
RMG15N6D–Bartholomew Roberts (1682-1722) was a Welsh pirate who raided ships off America and West Africa between 1719 and 1722. He was the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy, as measured by vessels captured, taking over 470 prizes in his career. He
RF2KF678B–Brave Dutch Golden Age naval hero Cornelis Janszoon de Haan (1580-1633), known as Haantje or Rooster, died as his lone vessel defeated two Dunkirk privateers in the sea battle depicted in this oil painting on his gilded Baroque monument in the Oude Kerk (Old Church) in Ouderkerksplein, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.
!['Mosque of Mustapha Khan, - Bejapore', 1834. The Nawab Masjid (Mustafa Khan Mosque) at Bijapur in Karnataka, India. From "Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, Vol. II". [Fisher, Son & Co., London, 1835] Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2J3H3YR/mosque-of-mustapha-khan-bejapore-1834-the-nawab-masjid-mustafa-khan-mosque-at-bijapur-in-karnataka-india-from-quotviews-in-india-china-and-on-the-shores-of-the-red-sea-vol-iiquot-fisher-son-amp-co-london-1835-2J3H3YR.jpg "'Mosque of Mustapha Khan, - Bejapore', 1834. The Nawab Masjid (Mustafa Khan Mosque) at Bijapur in Karnataka, India. From "Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, Vol. II". [Fisher, Son & Co., London, 1835] Stock Photo")
RM2J3H3YR–'Mosque of Mustapha Khan, - Bejapore', 1834. The Nawab Masjid (Mustafa Khan Mosque) at Bijapur in Karnataka, India. From "Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, Vol. II". [Fisher, Son & Co., London, 1835]
RMG15N6E–Bartholomew Roberts (1682-1722) was a Welsh pirate who raided ships off America and West Africa between 1719 and 1722. He was the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy, as measured by vessels captured, taking over 470 prizes in his career. He
RF2KF678K–A Dunkirk privateer vessel sinks as a ship captained by Dutch Golden Age naval hero Cornelis Janszoon de Haan (1580-1633), known as Haantje or Rooster, rakes it with cannon fire. Detail of oil painting on his gilded Baroque monument in the Oude Kerk (Old Church) in Ouderkerksplein, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.
!['Taj Bowlee, Bejapore', 1834. The Taj Bawadi at Bijapur in India. From "Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, Vol. I". [Fisher, Son & Co., London, 1835] Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2J3H7MK/taj-bowlee-bejapore-1834-the-taj-bawadi-at-bijapur-in-india-from-quotviews-in-india-china-and-on-the-shores-of-the-red-sea-vol-iquot-fisher-son-amp-co-london-1835-2J3H7MK.jpg "'Taj Bowlee, Bejapore', 1834. The Taj Bawadi at Bijapur in India. From "Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, Vol. I". [Fisher, Son & Co., London, 1835] Stock Photo")
RM2J3H7MK–'Taj Bowlee, Bejapore', 1834. The Taj Bawadi at Bijapur in India. From "Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, Vol. I". [Fisher, Son & Co., London, 1835]
RMG15TED–Edward Teach (1680 - November 22, 1718), better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of the American colonies. He was a sailor on privateer ships during Queen Anne's War. By war's en
RF2KF67AB–Dusty gilded lion clasping two crossed anchors sits on railings around the Baroque marble tomb in the Oude Kerk (Old Church) in Ouderkerksplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands, of Dutch naval hero, Vice-Admiral Abraham van der Hulst (1619-1666), killed by a musket ball in the Four Days’ Battle fought in the North Sea off the English coast during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
!['Akbar's Tomb, - Secundra', 1835. Mausoleum of Mughal emperor Akbar the Great at Sikandra in Uttar Pradesh, India. From "Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, Vol. II". [Fisher, Son & Co., London, 1835] Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2J3H4FP/akbars-tomb-secundra-1835-mausoleum-of-mughal-emperor-akbar-the-great-at-sikandra-in-uttar-pradesh-india-from-quotviews-in-india-china-and-on-the-shores-of-the-red-sea-vol-iiquot-fisher-son-amp-co-london-1835-2J3H4FP.jpg "'Akbar's Tomb, - Secundra', 1835. Mausoleum of Mughal emperor Akbar the Great at Sikandra in Uttar Pradesh, India. From "Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, Vol. II". [Fisher, Son & Co., London, 1835] Stock Photo")
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