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Background imagePirate Collection: Barbary Pirates threatening US commander Stephen Decatur

Barbary Pirates threatening US commander Stephen Decatur
Commodore Stephen Decaturs life saved in a shipboard battle off Algeria. Color lithograph

Background imagePirate Collection: Pirates capturing a ship

Pirates capturing a ship
Pirates capturing a galleon on the high seas. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration

Background imagePirate Collection: Spanish pirates attacking English merchantmen

Spanish pirates attacking English merchantmen
Spanish ships capturing English ships with supplies for the colonies. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePirate Collection: Merchant ship attacked by Chinese pirates

Merchant ship attacked by Chinese pirates
Chinese pirates attacking a European merchant ship, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePirate Collection: EVRV2A-00216

EVRV2A-00216
Sea fight between the American ship Bonhomme Richard and the British HMS Serapis, 1779. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePirate Collection: PPIR2A-00058

PPIR2A-00058
Captain Edward Teach, commonly called Blackbeard. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imagePirate Collection: Pirates celebrating aboard ship

Pirates celebrating aboard ship
Drunken pirates aboard their ship celebrating a successful raid. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePirate Collection: Pirates in Charleston, South Carolina, 1700s

Pirates in Charleston, South Carolina, 1700s
Pirates celebrating in colonial Charleston, South Carolina. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePirate Collection: Woman pirate named Alwilda

Woman pirate named Alwilda
Alwilda, the female pirate. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePirate Collection: Pirate captain hung from the yardarm

Pirate captain hung from the yardarm
The pirate Banister, executed by hanging from the yardarm of a sailing ship. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePirate Collection: PPIR2A-00001

PPIR2A-00001
Pirate Jean Lafitte accepts a chest of ransom. Printed color halftone reproduction of a Frank Schoonover illustration

Background imagePirate Collection: PPIR2A-00004

PPIR2A-00004
Surrender of Captain Kidd to authorities in New England for piracy, 1699. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePirate Collection: PPIR2A-00009

PPIR2A-00009
Henry Morgan, buccaneer in the Caribbean, 1660s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction from Exquemelin

Background imagePirate Collection: Pirate

Pirate
Buccaneer in the classic days of piracy. Printed halftone reproduction of a watercolor by Walter Appleton Clark

Background imagePirate Collection: Colonial sailors fighting pirates aboard ship

Colonial sailors fighting pirates aboard ship
Fighting off Carolina pirates in colonial days. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePirate Collection: Pirate flag

Pirate flag
Jolly Roger flag flying in former pirate seaport, Savannah, Georgia. Digital photograph

Background imagePirate Collection: Barbary Pirates attacked in Algiers, 1541

Barbary Pirates attacked in Algiers, 1541
Emperor Charles Vs attempt to capture Algiers, home of the Barbary Pirates, 1541. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Background imagePirate Collection: EXPL2A-00292

EXPL2A-00292
Destruction of John Smiths ship by the Spanish, ending his New England venture. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePirate Collection: Ships captured by American privateers, Revolutionary War

Ships captured by American privateers, Revolutionary War
American privateers bringing in their prizes, Revolutionary War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePirate Collection: John Paul Joness crew capuring the British Serapis, 1779

John Paul Joness crew capuring the British Serapis, 1779
American sailors from the " Bonhomme Richard" capturing the British ship " Serapis, " Revolutionary War. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePirate Collection: PPIR2A-00002

PPIR2A-00002
Sailors digging for Captain Kidds pirate treasure. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePirate Collection: PPIR2A-00003

PPIR2A-00003
Captain Kidd burying his pirate treasure on Gardiners Island, New York harbor. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePirate Collection: PPIR2A-00008

PPIR2A-00008
Captain Kidd in chains, executed for piracy in England, 1701. Hand-colored woodcut of an illustration from Exquemelin

Background imagePirate Collection: Pirates attacking a merchant ship

Pirates attacking a merchant ship
Pirates sinking a merchant ship on the high seas. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePirate Collection: EXPL2A-00075

EXPL2A-00075
Seizure of Spanish treasure ships by the English fleet of Sir Francis Drake. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePirate Collection: EVRV2A-00215

EVRV2A-00215
Routes of the American ships Ranger and Bonhomme Richard raiding the British Isles during the American Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration


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