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 translated into Spanish by Alonso de Bonne-maison, M.D. &c. The second edition, corrected, and inlarged with two additional relations, viz. the one of Captain Cook, and the other of Captain Sharpe. Now faithfully rendred into English.
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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. Written originally in Dutch, by John Esquemeling, one of the bucaniers, who was present at those tragedies, and translated into Spanish by Alonso de Bonne-maison, M.D. &c. The second edition, corrected, and inlarged with two additional relations, viz. the one of Captain Cook, and the other of Captain Sharpe. Now faithfully rendred into English.
- Americaanse zeerovers. English
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- Imprint
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London: printed for William Crooke, at the Green Dragon without Temple-bar, 1684.
- Publication year
- 1684-1684
- ESTC No.
- R20706
- Grub Street ID
- 83491
- Description
- [12], 49, 42-47, [1], 80, 84, [12] p., [9] leaves of plates (3 folded) : ill., map, ports. ; 4⁰
- Note
- A translation of: Exquemelin, A.O. De Americannse zeerovers.
Part 2 begins new pagination on 2A1r; part 3 begins new pagination on 3A1r.
Part 3 includes two additional chapters concerning captains Cook and Sharp not previously published.
Includes index.