COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
07166
accession_no
07166
Accession number
false
Record number:
07166-1
record_number
07166-1
Record number
false
JCB call number:
D736 J966g / 2-SIZE
jcb_call_no
D736 J966g / 2-SIZE
JCB call number
false
Image title:
Captain Teach commonly call'd Black Beard.
image_title
Captain Teach commonly call'd Black Beard.
Image title
false
Creator 1:
Joseph Nicholls [or Nickolls]
creator1
Joseph Nicholls [or Nickolls]
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 dates:
fl. 1726-1755
creator1_dates
fl. 1726-1755
Creator 1 dates
false
Creator 1 role:
delin.
creator1_role
delin.
Creator 1 role
false
Creator 2:
James Basire
creator2
James Basire
Creator 2
false
Creator 2 dates:
1730-1802
creator2_dates
1730-1802
Creator 2 dates
false
Creator 2 role:
Sculp.
creator2_role
Sculp.
Creator 2 role
false
Place image published:
[London]
place_image_published
[London]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Olive Payne]
image_publisher
[Olive Payne]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1736]
image_date
[1736]
Image date
false
Image function:
plate, following p. 202
image_function
plate, following p. 202
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
28.3 cm.
image_dimensions_height
28.3 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
19.4 cm.
image_dimensions_width
19.4 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
34.4 cm.
page_dimensions_height
34.4 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
21 cm.
page_dimensions_width
21 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
English
languages
English
Languages
false
Description:
Portrait of Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard, standing on a wharf with casks and cargo. He wears two swords and a bandoleer with numerous pistols and knives. Also includes boat and ship.
description
Portrait of Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard, standing on a wharf with casks and cargo. He wears two swords and a bandoleer with numerous pistols and knives. Also includes boat and ship.
Description
false
Source creator:
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731
source_creator
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731
Source creator
false
Source Title:
[General history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates] A general history of the lives and adventures of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers, &c. ... By Captain Charles Johnson
source_title
[General history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates] A general history of the lives and adventures of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers, &c. ... By Captain Charles Johnson
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Printed for and sold by Olive Payne, at Horace's-Head, in Round-Court in the Strand, over against York-Buildings
source_publisher
Printed for and sold by Olive Payne, at Horace's-Head, in Round-Court in the Strand, over against York-Buildings
Source publisher
false
Source date:
M.DCC.XXXVI [1736]
source_date
M.DCC.XXXVI [1736]
Source date
false
notes:
Blackbeard, born Edward Drummond, may also have been called Edward Thatch. He was one of the most feared of all the pirates and he practised his profession along the North Carolina coast. He was known for twisting matches in his hair and setting them alight. This work is often attributed to Defoe based on textual relationship to works of Defoe's proven authorship together with supporting external evidence.It also has also been attributed to Charles Johnson.
notes
Blackbeard, born Edward Drummond, may also have been called Edward Thatch. He was one of the most feared of all the pirates and he practised his profession along the North Carolina coast. He was known for twisting matches in his hair and setting them alight. This work is often attributed to Defoe based on textual relationship to works of Defoe's proven authorship together with supporting external evidence.It also has also been attributed to Charles Johnson.
notes
false
Time Period:
1701-1750
time_period
1701-1750
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1870.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired before 1870.
Provenance/Donor
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
false
geographic area:
North America
geographic_areas
North America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Portraits
subject_groups
Portraits
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Buccaneers
subject_heads
Buccaneers
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Pirates
subject_heads
Pirates
Subject headings
false