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title: Woodes Rogers, Governor of the Bahamas
author: William Hogarth
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14592/woodes-rogers-governor-of-the-bahamas/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Woodes Rogers, Governor of the Bahamas
_Authored by William Hogarth_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14592.png)
## Image Caption
A 1729 oil painting by William Hogarth showing [Woodes Rogers](https://www.worldhistory.org/Woodes_Rogers/) (seated), 1679-1732, and his family. Rogers was a former privateer, navigator and writer who was appointed Governor of the Bahamas in 1718. He was instrumental in stamping out [piracy](https://www.worldhistory.org/Piracy/) in the Caribbean. (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Hogarth, W. (2021, September 07). Woodes Rogers, Governor of the Bahamas. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Hogarth, William. "Woodes Rogers, Governor of the Bahamas." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 07, 2021. .
### MLA
Hogarth, William. "Woodes Rogers, Governor of the Bahamas." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Sep 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rogers,Woodes.jpg) by [**William Hogarth**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rogers,Woodes.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 07 September 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.