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title: Blackbeard or Edward Teach
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14445/blackbeard-or-edward-teach/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
---

# Blackbeard or Edward Teach

_Authored by Unknown Artist_

## Image File

[![Blackbeard or Edward Teach](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14445.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14445.png)

## Image Caption

A colourised engraving of the pirate [Blackbeard](https://www.worldhistory.org/Blackbeard/), aka [Edward Teach](https://www.worldhistory.org/Blackbeard/) (d. 1718). First appeared in an 18th-century edition of a 'General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates' by Charles Johnson (likely a pseudonym of Daniel Defoe).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Artist, U. (2021, August 18). Blackbeard or Edward Teach. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14445/blackbeard-or-edward-teach/>
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "Blackbeard or Edward Teach." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 18, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14445/blackbeard-or-edward-teach/>.
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "Blackbeard or Edward Teach." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Aug 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14445/blackbeard-or-edward-teach/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Teach_alias_Blackbeard,_colored.jpg) by [**Unknown Artist**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Teach_alias_Blackbeard,_colored.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 18 August 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.