Buccaneers Collection

Blackbeard & Crew / Pirate
Blackbeard the Pirate & his jolly buccaneers, including Abdallah, Captain of the Mogul

The Black Spot: About half way down the slope to the stockade
1218845 The Black Spot: About half way down the slope to the stockade, they were collected in a group (colour litho) by Wyeth

Morgan sacks Panama
Admiral Sir Henry Morgan (1635-1688) and his English buccaneers sack the Spanish city of Panama, looting immense wealth and returning to Jamaica a hero

Mlle. Rosati in "Les Boucaniers" at the Academie Imperiale du Musique
5855461 Mlle. Rosati in "Les Boucaniers" at the Academie Imperiale du Musique.; (add.info.: Mlle. Rosati in "Les Boucaniers" at the Academie Imperiale du Musique)

The Attack of Two Lanoon Pirate Proas on the Proa Jolly Bachelor, 19th century (oil on canvas)
3870763 The Attack of Two Lanoon Pirate Proas on the Proa Jolly Bachelor, 19th century (oil on canvas); (add.info.: Belonging to Rajah Brooks of Sarawack)

Mary Read - English female pirate, 18th century (engraving)
3784080 Mary Read - English female pirate, 18th century (engraving) by Wentworth, F. (18th century); (add.info.: Mary Read - English female pirate holding sword)

Mary Read - English female pirate (engraving)
3784190 Mary Read - English female pirate (engraving) by Wentworth, F. (18th century); (add.info.: Mary Read - English female pirate holding sword. Convicted of piracy during Golden Age of Piracy)

Siege of Porto Bello
The Spanish governor of Porto Bello, Panama, dies heroically, trying to defend the town against Morgan's buccaneers Date: 1668

Mrs Ching widow of pirate Adminiral Ching
3784207 Mrs Ching widow of pirate Adminiral Ching by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Mrs Ching wielding a sword c.1810)

Two pirates hanging, 1831 (drawing)
3784085 Two pirates hanging, 1831 (drawing); (add.info.: Drawing from The confession of the Pirate Charles Gibbs'. New York, 1831. In Gosse History of Piracy 1932 Longmans Green p)

Galleass, 1629 (engraving)
3784099 Galleass, 1629 (engraving); (add.info.: Ship used by pirates in 17th century. Both a sailing ship and rowing boat. From Furttenbach, Architectura Navalis, 1629)

A buccaneer, 1744 (engraving)
3780105 A buccaneer, 1744 (engraving); (add.info.: The French residents (known as buccaneers) of Tortuga Island off the northwest coast of Hispaniola sustained themselves by curing the meat

Pirates Boarding a Spanish Vessel in the West Indies, 1731 (engraving)
3780175 Pirates Boarding a Spanish Vessel in the West Indies, 1731 (engraving); (add.info.: From The History and Lives of the most Notorious Pirates, by an old Seaman, n.d)

Mrs Ching wielding a sword, c. 1810 (engraving)
3784084 Mrs Ching wielding a sword, c.1810 (engraving); (add.info.: Widow of pirate Admiral Ching who attacked the coasts of Annam and Cochin China)

The Spanish Armada destroyed by Captain Henry Morgan, 1684 (engraving)
3780161 The Spanish Armada destroyed by Captain Henry Morgan, 1684 (engraving); (add.info.: The Welsh privateer, Sir Henry Morgan)

Oruc Reis and Hayreddin Barbarossa, 16th century (engraving)
3784188 Oruc Reis and Hayreddin Barbarossa, 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: Caption in German reads: Horusce and Hareaden Barbarossa)

The Cruelty of Lolonois, 1893 (engraving)
3780159 The Cruelty of Lolonois, 1893 (engraving); (add.info.: The Cruelty of Lolonois, engraving. (Jean-David Nau, Francois L Olonnais, L Olonnois, Lolona)

Extorting tribute from the citizens (colour litho)
2817215 Extorting tribute from the citizens (colour litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Extorting tribute from the citizens)

Walking the plank (colour litho)
PNP270209 Walking the plank (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: victim of pirate cruelty in the 18th century;)

Pirates making victims walk the plank, illustration from The Pirates Own Book
PNP270208 Pirates making victims walk the plank, illustration from The Pirates Own Book: Authentic Narratives of the Most Celebrated Sea Robbers, by Charles Elm, published in Philidelphia

Captain John Avery, engraving
3784186 Captain John Avery, engraving.; (add.info.: Captain John Avery, engraving. Caption reads Captain John Avery taking the Great Moguls ship)

Illustration for The Book of Pirates (colour litho)
6028620 Illustration for The Book of Pirates (colour litho) by Reid, Stephen (1873-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: With Alvarez I went on three cruises which were very successful)

Illustration for The Book of Pirates (colour litho)
6028619 Illustration for The Book of Pirates (colour litho) by Reid, Stephen (1873-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: They were sent ashore " to frizzle till they were done.")

Extorting tribute from the citizens, from Howard Pyle
3436642 Extorting tribute from the citizens, from Howard Pyles Book of Pirates published by Harper & Bros, 1921 (colour litho) by Pyle

Walking the plank, from Howard Pyles Book of Pirates published by Harper & Bros
3436560 Walking the plank, from Howard Pyles Book of Pirates published by Harper & Bros, 1921 (litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911); Private Collection; (add.info)

Title page, from Howard Pyles Book of Pirates published by Harper & Bros
3436550 Title page, from Howard Pyles Book of Pirates published by Harper & Bros, 1921 (litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911); Private Collection; (add.info)

Don John of Austria, 1910 (engraving)
3784094 Don John of Austria, 1910 (engraving); (add.info.: Don John of Austria ( in Spanish Don Juan de Austria) ( in German Ritter Johann von -sterreich) 24 February 1547 - 1 October 1578

Keel-hauling (litho)
2801139 Keel-hauling (litho) by Williams, George Alfred (1875-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Keel-hauling. Illustration for The Boys Book of Pirates and the Great Sea Rovers written)

Francis L Olonnois (litho)
2801136 Francis L Olonnois (litho) by Williams, George Alfred (1875-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francis L Olonnois)

Dead men tell no tales (colour litho)
2801132 Dead men tell no tales (colour litho) by Williams, George Alfred (1875-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dead men tell no tales)

Marooned (colour litho)
2801130 Marooned (colour litho) by Williams, George Alfred (1875-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marooned. Illustration for The Boys Book of Pirates and the Great Sea Rovers written)

Blackbeard, the most famous of the Atlantic Coast pirates (colour litho)
2801123 Blackbeard, the most famous of the Atlantic Coast pirates (colour litho) by Williams, George Alfred (1875-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blackbeard)

The fight in the cavern: It showed me Hands and his companion locked together in a deadly
1218843 The fight in the cavern: It showed me Hands and his companion locked together in a deadly wrestle (colour litho) by Wyeth

Long John Silver and Hawkins: To me he was kind and always glad to see me in the galley
1218840 Long John Silver and Hawkins: To me he was kind and always glad to see me in the galley (colour litho) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jim Hawkins leaves home: I said good bye to my mother and the cove (colour litho)
1218839 Jim Hawkins leaves home: I said good bye to my mother and the cove (colour litho) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Walking the plank, engraved by Anderson (engraving)
PNP270211 Walking the plank, engraved by Anderson (engraving) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911) (after); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; American, out of copyright

"The Buccaneers"(engraving)
6016590 " The Buccaneers" (engraving) by Serra, Enrique (1859-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: " The Buccaneers." Illustration for The Illustrated Sporting)

The Corsican and his Blood Hounds at the Window of the Tuilleries, Looking over Paris
NCO190150 The Corsican and his Blood Hounds at the Window of the Tuilleries, Looking over Paris, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1815 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Anne Bonny (b. 1697) and Mary Read (coloured engraving)
PNP261492 Anne Bonny (b.1697) and Mary Read (coloured engraving) by American School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bartholemy and his men were all ready for their hot and bloody work (colour litho)
2801128 Bartholemy and his men were all ready for their hot and bloody work (colour litho) by Williams, George Alfred (1875-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

Walking the plank (colour litho)
2801127 Walking the plank (colour litho) by Williams, George Alfred (1875-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Walking the plank)

Rowing to a safe distance, the pirates lay to and with a fiendish delight watched the flames leap... (colour litho)
2801126 Rowing to a safe distance, the pirates lay to and with a fiendish delight watched the flames leap... (colour litho) by Williams

Colonel Brett and the pirate, from Howard Pyles Book of Pirates published by Harper
3436678 Colonel Brett and the pirate, from Howard Pyles Book of Pirates published by Harper & Bros, 1921 (colour litho) by Pyle

Kidd on the deck of the Adventure Galley, from Howard Pyle
3436584 Kidd on the deck of the Adventure Galley, from Howard Pyles Book of Pirates published by Harper & Bros, 1921 (colour litho) by Pyle

An attack on a galleon, from Howard Pyles Book of Pirates published by Harper & Bros
3436527 An attack on a galleon, from Howard Pyles Book of Pirates published by Harper & Bros, 1921 (colour litho) by Pyle

Front cover design, from Howard Pyles Book of Pirates published by Harper & Bros
3436514 Front cover design, from Howard Pyles Book of Pirates published by Harper & Bros, 1921 (colour litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911); Private Collection; (add.info)

Don John of Austria, 1910 (engraving)
3785198 Don John of Austria, 1910 (engraving); (add.info.: Don John of Austria ( in Spanish Don Juan de Austria) ( in German Ritter Johann von -sterreich) 24 February 1547 - 1 October 1578

British sailors boarding an Algerine pirate c. 1825
3855316 British sailors boarding an Algerine pirate c.1825 by Fairburn, J. (19th Century); (add.info.: British sailors boarding an Algerine pirate Hand to hand fighting between British sailors)

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"Buccaneers: Legends of the High Seas" Step into the thrilling world of buccaneers, where Blackbeard and his fearsome crew ruled the waves with an iron fist. These notorious pirates were no ordinary seafarers; they were legends in their own right, striking fear into the hearts of all who crossed their path. One such tale recounts when Morgan sacked Panama, a daring feat that showcased his cunning tactics and ruthless nature. The siege of Porto Bello stands as another testament to their audacity, as these swashbucklers fearlessly attacked Spanish strongholds. But it wasn't just men who made history on these treacherous waters. Anne Bonny, a fierce female pirate, defied societal norms and proved that women could be just as formidable on deck. And let's not forget Mrs Ching, widow of pirate Admiral Ching, who commanded respect with her skillful sword-wielding prowess. The legacy lives on through captivating drawings and engravings from centuries past. In one haunting image from 1831, two pirates swing lifelessly from a gallows – a reminder of the risks they faced in pursuit of fortune and adventure. A galleass engraving from 1629 showcases the grandeur and power behind these vessels that carried them across vast oceans. Intriguing depictions also capture moments like pirates boarding Spanish vessels in the West Indies or Captain Henry Morgan leading the destruction of the mighty Spanish Armada in 1684. These images immortalize epic battles fought against overwhelming odds by fearless buccaneers. And finally, we encounter Oruc Reis and Hayreddin Barbarossa - legendary figures whose names echo through time as symbols of piracy's golden age during the sixteenth century. Buccaneers may have been outlaws but there is no denying their place in history as adventurers who dared to challenge authority on untamed seas.