The history and lives of all the most notorious pirates, and their crews; from Captain Avery, who first settled at Madagascar, to Captain John Gow, and James Williams, his Lieutenant, &c. who were hanged at Execution Dock, on June 11, 1725, for Piracy and Murder, and afterwards hung in Chains between Blackwall and Deptford; and of several others, down to the Year 1735. Giving a more full and true Account than any yet published, of all their Murders, Piracies, Maroonings, Places of Refuge, and Ways of Living. To Which IS Prefixed, An Abstract of the Laws against Piracy. A New Edition: Adorned with Twenty-One beautiful Cuts, being the Representation of each Pirate.
- Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.
- Date:
- [1790?]
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Also known as
General history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates. Abridgments
Publication/Creation
London : printed and sold by J. Hollis, No. 21, Shoemaker-Row, Black-Friars, [1790?]
Physical description
120p. : ill.,port. ; 120.
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Edition
A new edition: adorned with twenty-one beautiful cuts, ..
References note
ESTC N17447
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.