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title: Pieces of Eight from the Whydah
author: Theodore Scott
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14662/pieces-of-eight-from-the-whydah/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Pieces of Eight from the Whydah

_Authored by Theodore Scott_

## Image File

[![Pieces of Eight from the Whydah](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14662.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14662.png)

## Image Caption

A quantity of [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) pieces of eight taken from the Whydah shipwreck. The ship was captained by the pirate [Samuel Bellamy](https://www.worldhistory.org/Samuel_Bellamy/), aka ‘Black Sam’ Bellamy, who died in the wreck off Cape Cod in 1717. The wreck was re-discovered in 1984. (Image taken from a temporary exhibition at the Houston Museum of Natural [Science](https://www.worldhistory.org/science/))

## Cite This Work

### APA
Scott, T. (2021, September 29). Pieces of Eight from the Whydah. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14662/pieces-of-eight-from-the-whydah/>
### Chicago
Scott, Theodore. "Pieces of Eight from the Whydah." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 29, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14662/pieces-of-eight-from-the-whydah/>.
### MLA
Scott, Theodore. "Pieces of Eight from the Whydah." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Sep 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14662/pieces-of-eight-from-the-whydah/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Whydah-gold.jpg) by [**Theodore Scott**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Whydah-gold.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 29 September 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.