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Careening a Pirate Ship
A pirate ship being careened, that is when a ship is beached and its hull scraped clean of marine encrustations and repaired. From the TV series Black Sails.
©2014 Starz Entertainment
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Map of the World According to Christopher Columbus c. 1490
This map reflects Christopher Columbus’s (c. 1451-1506) geographical assumptions prior to his first Atlantic voyage in 1492, undertaken during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of...
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Samuel Bellamy Cigarette Card
A late-19th century cigarette card showing the British pirate Captain Samuel Bellamy (d. 1717). Bellamy died when his ship the Whydah was wrecked in a storm off Cape Cod. Produced by Allen & Ginter. Lithographer: George...
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Pieces of Eight from the Whydah
A quantity of silver pieces of eight taken from the Whydah shipwreck. The ship was captained by the pirate Samuel Bellamy, aka ‘Black Sam’ Bellamy, who died in the wreck off Cape Cod in 1717. The wreck was re-discovered...
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Treasure Chest
A reproduction treasure chest.
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Legio XXI Rapax Soldiers
Reenactors of Legio XXI Rapax.
Photo by Tomasz Przywecki, 2018.
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Viking Age Comb
Bone/antler comb from Björkö, Adelsö, Uppland, Sweden.
The Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.
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Norse Clothing as Depicted in the Vikings
Norse clothing as depicted in the TV show Vikings.
Photo by Bernard Walsh - © Photographer: Jonathan Hession.
© History Channel
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Boy Pirate by William Meade Prince
A 1921 painting of a boy dressed as a pirate by William Meade Prince (1893-1951). (Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina, USA)
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Temple at Uppsala as Depicted in the Vikings
Temple at Uppsala as Depicted in History Channel's TV show Vikings.
©2013 History Channel
