Exquemelin, A. O. The history of the bucaniers of America; or, A true account of the most remarkable assaults, committed (of late years) upon the coasts of the West-Indies : by the bucaniers of Jamaica and Tortuga, English, Dutch, Portuguese, &c. Wherein are contain'd, more especially, the unparallel'd exploits of Sir Henry Morgan, our English Jamaican hero, who sackt Puerto Velo, burnt Panama, &c. Written by John Esquemeling, and Basil Ringrose, two of the bucaniers, who were present at those tragedies. In this second edition is added the dangerous voyages and bold attempts of Capt. Cook, and Capt. Sharp, in the South-Sea: with a description of the cities of Panama, Hispaniola, Tortuga, &c A new map of the South-Sea and sea-coasts of America: together, with the effigies of the bucaniers, curiously done in nineteen copper plates. In IV. parts compleat

Folger bibliographic ID: 149275
ESTC number: R25076
Wing number: E3898A
Folger call number: 254- 604q
Folger holdings ID: 133476

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quarto

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A translation of: Exquemelin, A.O. De Americaanse zeerovers Originally published in Amsterdam in 1678 Each part has separate pagination; part 4 also has separate register Includes index Signatures: A²(±A1) a⁴ B-H⁴, 2A-2K⁴, 3A-3M⁴; ²A⁴(-A1) a⁴ B-2H⁴ Part 1-3 are a reissue, with cancel title page, of the 1684 "second edition" (Wing E3896); part 4, "Bucaniers of America. The second volume", written by Basil Ringrose, is a reissue, with cancelled title page, of the 1684 separately published edition (Wing E3897)

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Uniform title: Amerikaanse zeerovers. English
Extended title: The history of the bucaniers of America; or, A true account of the most remarkable assaults, committed (of late years) upon the coasts of the West-Indies : by the bucaniers of Jamaica and Tortuga, English, Dutch, Portuguese, &c. Wherein are contain'd, more especially, the unparallel'd exploits of Sir Henry Morgan, our English Jamaican hero, who sackt Puerto Velo, burnt Panama, &c. Written by John Esquemeling, and Basil Ringrose, two of the bucaniers, who were present at those tragedies. In this second edition is added the dangerous voyages and bold attempts of Capt. Cook, and Capt. Sharp, in the South-Sea: with a description of the cities of Panama, Hispaniola, Tortuga, &c A new map of the South-Sea and sea-coasts of America: together, with the effigies of the bucaniers, curiously done in nineteen copper plates. In IV. parts compleat

Sharpe, Bartholomew, active 1679-1682 Cooke, Edmund Morgan, Henry, 1635?-1688 Buccaneers Pirates Spanish Main West Indies

author: Exquemelin, A. O. (Alexandre Olivier)
subject: Sharpe, Bartholomew, active 1679-1682
subject: Cooke, Edmund
subject: Morgan, Henry, 1635?-1688