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title: Buccaneers Searching for Loot
author: Howard Pyle
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14733/buccaneers-searching-for-loot/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Buccaneers Searching for Loot
_Authored by Howard Pyle_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14733.png)
## Image Caption
An early 20th-century illustration by Howard Pyle showing [buccaneers](https://www.worldhistory.org/Buccaneer/) obliging prisoners to reveal the whereabouts of their valuables in Cartagena. The buccaneers terrorized the [Spanish Main](https://www.worldhistory.org/Spanish_Main/) from 1620 to 1697. (From Howard Pyle's *Book of Pirates: Fiction, Fact & Fancy Concerning the Buccaneers & Marooners of the Spanish Main*, Harper and Brothers, 1921)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Pyle, H. (2021, October 19). Buccaneers Searching for Loot. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Pyle, Howard. "Buccaneers Searching for Loot." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 19, 2021. .
### MLA
Pyle, Howard. "Buccaneers Searching for Loot." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Oct 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pyle_pirates_city.jpg) by [**Howard Pyle**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pyle_pirates_city.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 19 October 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.