John Rackham ('Calico Jack')

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Mark Cartwright
by Unknown Artist
published on 17 September 2021
John Rackham ('Calico Jack') Download Full Size Image

An early 18th-century print of the English pirate John Rackham, otherwise known as 'Calico Jack' (d. 1720). The illustration appeared in an early edition of A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates by Captain Charles Johnson.

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Artist, U. (2021, September 17). John Rackham ('Calico Jack'). World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14635/john-rackham-calico-jack/

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Artist, Unknown. "John Rackham ('Calico Jack')." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 17, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14635/john-rackham-calico-jack/.

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Artist, Unknown. "John Rackham ('Calico Jack')." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Sep 2021. Web. 26 Jul 2024.

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