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The history of the bucaniers of America : exhibiting a particular account and description of Porto Bello, Chagre, Panama, Cuba, Havanna, and most of the Spanish possessions on the coasts of the West-Indies, and also all along the coasts of the South-Sea, with the manner in which they have been invaded, attempted, or taken by these adventurers / the whole written in several languages by persons present at the transactions ; translated into English ...
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Exquemelin, A. O. (Alexandre Olivier)
- Series:
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
- Standardized Title:
- Amerikaanse zeerovers. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Buccaneers.
- Pirates.
- Spanish Main.
- West Indies--History.
- West Indies.
- Morgan, Henry, 1635?-1688.
- Morgan, Henry.
- L'Olonnais, 1630-1671.
- L'Olonnais.
- Sharpe, Bartholomew, fl. 1679-1682.
- Sharpe, Bartholomew.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (2 v. bill., map )
- Edition:
- 4th ed.
- Other Title:
- History of the bucaniers of America
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for D. Midwinter ..., 1741.
- Contents:
- 1. The exploits and adventures of Le Grand, Lolonois, Roche Brasiliano, Bat the Portuguese, Sir Henry Morgan, &c. / A. O. Exquemelin
- 2. The dangerous voyage and bold attempts of Capt. Sharp, Watlin, Sawkins, Coxon, and others, in the Southsea / B. Ringrose
- 3. A journal of a voyage into the Southsea by the freebooters of America, from 1684 to 1689 / Raveneau de Lussan
- 4. A relation of a voyage of the Sieur de Montauban, captain of the freebooters in Guinea in the year 1695 / Sieur de Montauben.
- Notes:
- The original of Exquemelin, "De americaensche zee-roovers," Amsterdam, 1678, was translated into Spanish in 1681 and thence by an anonymous translator into English, London, W. Crooke, 1684. The translation of Exquemelin contained in this "Fourth edition" of 1741 differs from that of 1684 and subsequent editions, as do also the portraits and plates.
- Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
- Sabin no. 23486.
- Cited in:
- RLIN, CTRG93-B1502
- OCLC:
- 85788163
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