MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Record
Accession number:
03618
Record number:
03618-6
JCB call number:
F678 E96a
Image title:
[Pirates raid Puerto Principe]
Creator 1:
H. Padtbrugge
Creator 1 dates:
d. 1687
Creator 1 role:
inv. et fec.
Place image published:
[Amsterdam]
Image publisher:
[Jan ten Hoorn]
Image date:
[1678]
Image function:
plate; following p. 82
Technique:
engraving
Image dimension height:
16.4 cm.
Image dimension width:
12.5 cm.
Page dimension height:
18.4 cm.
Page dimension width:
14.2 cm.
Materials medium:
ink
Materials support:
paper
Description:
The pirate, Captain Henry Morgan, captures and sacks the town of Puerto Principe. Military aspects include guns, spears, swords, and scene of warfare. Built environment includes dwelling and an arch.
Source creator:
Exquemelin, A.O. (Alexander Olivier)
Source Title:
[Amerikaanse zeerovers] De Americaensche zee-roovers ...
Source place of publication:
Amsterdam
Source publisher:
By Jan ten Hoorn, Boeckverkoper ober 't oude Heeren Logement
Source date:
1678
notes:
Henry Morgan was a notorious pirate who captured numerous Spanish ships, as well as the towns of Puerto Principe (present-day Camaguey, Cuba), Portobelo (in Panama) and Maracaibo (in Venezuela). In 1674, after being granted a pardon by Charles II of England, Morgan was knighted and appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Jamaica.
Time Period:
1651-1700
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1848.
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
geographic area:
Spanish America
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area:
Geography, maps, city views and plans
Subject Area:
Portraits
Subject headings:
Pirates
Subject headings:
Buccaneers

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