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title: Blackbeard's Death by Pyle
author: Howard Pyle
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14544/blackbeards-death-by-pyle/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Blackbeard's Death by Pyle

_Authored by Howard Pyle_

## Image File

[![Blackbeard's Death by Pyle](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14544.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14544.png)

## Image Caption

An illustration by Howard Pyle (1853-1911) showing the notorious pirate [Blackbeard](https://www.worldhistory.org/Blackbeard/)'s fight to the [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) in 1718. From an original oil painting by Pyle. (The illustration first appeared in Pyle, Howard (1894), *Jack Ballister's Fortunes*, The Century Company)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Pyle, H. (2021, August 30). Blackbeard's Death by Pyle. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14544/blackbeards-death-by-pyle/>
### Chicago
Pyle, Howard. "Blackbeard's Death by Pyle." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 30, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14544/blackbeards-death-by-pyle/>.
### MLA
Pyle, Howard. "Blackbeard's Death by Pyle." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 Aug 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14544/blackbeards-death-by-pyle/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pyle_Barbe_Noire.jpg) by [**Howard Pyle**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pyle_Barbe_Noire.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 30 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.