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title: François L'Olonais Cigarette Card
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14737/francois-lolonais-cigarette-card/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# François L'Olonais Cigarette Card
_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14737.png)
## Image Caption
A late-19th century cigarette card showing the French [buccaneer](https://www.worldhistory.org/Buccaneer/) and pirate [François L'Olonais](https://www.worldhistory.org/Francois_L'Olonais/) (1630-1668). L'Olonias was the cruellest of all [buccaneers](https://www.worldhistory.org/Buccaneer/), torturing and executing almost all of his captives during a brutal career attacking the [Spanish Main](https://www.worldhistory.org/Spanish_Main/). He was tortured and killed by cannibals in 1688. Produced by Allen & Ginter. Lithographer: George S. Harris & Sons. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2021, October 19). François L'Olonais Cigarette Card. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "François L'Olonais Cigarette Card." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 19, 2021. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "François L'Olonais Cigarette Card." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Oct 2021, .
## License & Copyright
© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/408880) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/408880). 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: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.