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The history of the bucaniers of America exhibiting a particular account and description of Porto Bello, Chagre, Panama, Cuba, Havanna, and most of the Spanish possessions on the coasts of the West Indies, and also all along the coasts of the South Sea : with the manner in which they have been invaded, attempted, or taken by these adventurers

Title
The history of the bucaniers of America [electronic resource] : exhibiting a particular account and description of Porto Bello, Chagre, Panama, Cuba, Havanna, and most of the Spanish possessions on the coasts of the West Indies, and also all along the coasts of the South Sea : with the manner in which they have been invaded, attempted, or taken by these adventurers / the whole written in several languages by persons present at the transactions.
Author
Exquemelin, A. O. (Alexandre Olivier)
Publication
London : Printed for T. Evans and Richardson and Urquhart, 1771.

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Additional Authors
  • Ringrose, Basil, -1686.
  • Raveneau de Lussan, Sieur
  • Montauban, Sieur de, approximately 1650-1700.
Description
2 v.; 17 cm.
Uniform Title
Amerikaanse zeerovers. English
Alternative Title
Amerikaanse zeerovers.
Subject
  • Morgan, Henry, 1635?-1688 > Early works to 1800
  • L'Olonnais, 1630-1671 > Early works to 1800
  • Sharpe, Bartholomew, active 1679-1682 > Early works to 1800
  • Buccaneers > Early works to 1800
  • Pirates > Early works to 1800
  • Adventure and adventurers > Early works to 1800
  • Black people > West Indies > Early works to 1800
  • Spanish Main > Early works to 1800
  • West Indies > History > 17th century > Early works to 1800
  • Africa, West > Discovery and exploration > Early works to 1800
Note
  • The original work of Exquemelin, "De americaensche zee-roovers" (Amsterdam, 1678), was translated into Spanish in 1681 and thence by an anonymous translator into English (London, W. Crooke, 1684). Raveneau de Lussan's A journal of a voyage ... was originally written in French.
  • Parts 3 & 4 with their own divisional t.p.: A journal of a voyage made into the South-Sea by the bucaniers or freebooters of America, from the year 1684 to 1689. Written by the Sieur Ravenau de Lussan. To which is added the voyage of the Sieur De Montauban, captain of the freebooters, on the coast of Guinea, in the year 1699.
  • Part 2 written by Basil Ringrose.
  • Includes index.
  • Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
  • Sabin no. 23489.
Indexed In (note)
  • RLIN
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
Contents
I. The exploits and adventures of Le Grand, Lolonois ... Sir H. Morgan, &c. -- II. The dangerous voyage and bold attempts of Capt. Sharp ... and others in the South Sea -- III. A journal of a voyage into the South Sea by the free-booters of America from 1684 to 1689 -- IV. A relation of a voyage of the Sieur de Montauban, captain of the free-booters, in Guinea, in the year 1695.
OCLC
CTRG03-B1017
Author
Exquemelin, A. O. (Alexandre Olivier)
Title
The history of the bucaniers of America [electronic resource] : exhibiting a particular account and description of Porto Bello, Chagre, Panama, Cuba, Havanna, and most of the Spanish possessions on the coasts of the West Indies, and also all along the coasts of the South Sea : with the manner in which they have been invaded, attempted, or taken by these adventurers / the whole written in several languages by persons present at the transactions.
Imprint
London : Printed for T. Evans and Richardson and Urquhart, 1771.
Edition
5th ed.
Indexed In:
RLIN, CTRG03-B1017
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Local Note
Library's copy imperfect: some bleed-through of text; some pages in v. 2 stained at bottom margins.
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Added Author
Ringrose, Basil, -1686.
Raveneau de Lussan, Sieur. Journal du voyage fait à la mer du Sud avec les filibustiers de l'Amérique en 1684 et années suivantes. English.
Montauban, Sieur de, approximately 1650-1700. Relation du voyage du Sieur de Montauban, capitaine des filibustiers, en Guinée en l'année 1695. English.
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