1856 History of BUCCANEERS America PIRATES Freebooters Sir Henry Morgan Maritime

1856 History of BUCCANEERS America PIRATES Freebooters Sir Henry Morgan Maritime

“The History of the Buccaneers of America” is a detailed chronicle of 17th-century piracy and the audacious freebooters who sailed the Caribbean and South Seas after the English Civil Wars. Attributed to Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin, with contributions by Basil Ringrose, this work describes, in fascinating detail, pirate life, including their forays along the Spanish Main and into the vast Pacific. It highlights the careers of figures like Sir Henry Morgan, Captain Sharp, Captain Sawkins, and Captain Coxon. The contents provide an introspective look at the buccaneers surprisingly organized society amidst their lawless endeavors. This new edition enriches the original accounts with additional narratives and a reformed style for better readability. Exquemelins work is crucial for understanding the history of piracy and its impact on the settlement and development of the Americas.

This “New Edition” includes 15 full-page engravings and enriches the original accounts with additional narratives and a reformed style for better readability, extending its historical reach with introductory notes on piracy in New England up to 1724, offering a broader perspective on the evolution of maritime marauding and its place in the context of human civilization.

Item number: #41622

Price: $599

[EXQUEMELIN, Alexandre Olivier]; [RINGROSE, Basil]

The History of the Buccaneers of America; Containing Detailed Accounts of those Bold and Daring Freebooters; Chiefly Along the Spanish Main in the West Indies, and in the Great South Sea, Succeeding the Civil Wars in England. New Edition; with Some Introductory Notices of Piracies on the Coast of New England, to the Year 1724.

Boston: Sanborn, Carter and Bazin; Portland: Sanborn and Carter, 1856.

Details:

Collation: Complete

484

14 engraved plates

Reference(s): Sabin 23494

Provenance: Handwritten – J. M. B. Dwight, 1860

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure

Cloth

Size: ~9.25in X 6in (23.5cm x 15.5cm)

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