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Bucaniers of America: or, A true account of the most remarkable assaults committed of late years upon the coasts of the West-Indies, by the bucaniers of Jamaica and Tortuga, both English and French. Wherein are contained more especially, the unparallel'd exploits of Sir Henry Morgan, our English Jamaican hero, who sack'd Puerto Velo, burnt Panama, &c.
- Title
- Bucaniers of America: or, A true account of the most remarkable assaults committed of late years upon the coasts of the West-Indies, by the bucaniers of Jamaica and Tortuga, both English and French. Wherein are contained more especially, the unparallel'd exploits of Sir Henry Morgan, our English Jamaican hero, who sack'd Puerto Velo, burnt Panama, &c. Written originally in Dutch, by John Esquemeling, one of the bucaniers, who was present at those tragedies; and thence translated into Spanish, by Alonso de Bonne-maison ... Now faithfully rendred into English.
- Author
- Exquemelin, A. O. (Alexandre Olivier)
- Publication
- London, Printed for W. Crooke, 1684-85.
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- Additional Authors
- Ringrose, Basil, -1686.
- Description
- 2 v. in 1 : ill., maps, ports.; 22 cm.
- Subjects
- Note
- Vol. 2 has t.-p.: Bucaniers of America. The second volume. Containing the dangerous voyage and bold attempts of Captain Bartholomew Sharp, and others; performed upon the coasts of the South sea, for the space of two years, &c. From the original journal of the said voyage. Written by Mr. Basil Ringrose, gent. who was all along present at those transactions. London: Printed for W. Crooke, 1685.
- First edition of v.2. First English translation of [v. 1], in three parts; the Dutch original, "De Americaensche zee-roovers," was published at Amsterdam in 1678.
- Source (note)
- [v. 2] 689883 Copy 2.
- Call Number
- *KC 1684 (Exquemelin, A. O. Bucaniers of America)
- OCLC
- 20192218
- Author
- Exquemelin, A. O. (Alexandre Olivier)
- Title
- Bucaniers of America: or, A true account of the most remarkable assaults committed of late years upon the coasts of the West-Indies, by the bucaniers of Jamaica and Tortuga, both English and French. Wherein are contained more especially, the unparallel'd exploits of Sir Henry Morgan, our English Jamaican hero, who sack'd Puerto Velo, burnt Panama, &c. Written originally in Dutch, by John Esquemeling, one of the bucaniers, who was present at those tragedies; and thence translated into Spanish, by Alonso de Bonne-maison ... Now faithfully rendred into English.
- Imprint
- London, Printed for W. Crooke, 1684-85.
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- Added Author
- Ringrose, Basil, -1686.
- Research Call Number
- *KC 1684 (Exquemelin, A. O. Bucaniers of America)