The history and lives of all the most notorious pirates, and their crews; from Captain Avery, who first settled at Madagascar, to Captain John Gow, and James Williams, his Lieutenant, &c. who were hanged at Execution Dock, on June 11, 1725, for Piracy and Murder, and afterwards hung in Chains between Blackwall and Deptford; and of several others, down to the Year 1735. Giving a more full and true Account than any yet published, of all their Murders, Piracies, Maroonings, Places of Refuge, and Ways of Living. To Which IS Prefixed, An Abstract of the Laws against Piracy. A New Edition: Adorned with Twenty-One beautiful Cuts, being the Representation of each Pirate.

All titles

• The history and lives of all the most notorious pirates, and their crews; from Captain Avery, who first settled at Madagascar, to Captain John Gow, and James Williams, his Lieutenant, &c. who were hanged at Execution Dock, on June 11, 1725, for Piracy and Murder, and afterwards hung in Chains between Blackwall and Deptford; and of several others, down to the Year 1735. Giving a more full and true Account than any yet published, of all their Murders, Piracies, Maroonings, Places of Refuge, and Ways of Living. To Which IS Prefixed, An Abstract of the Laws against Piracy. A New Edition: Adorned with Twenty-One beautiful Cuts, being the Representation of each Pirate.
• General history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates. Abridgments

People / Organizations

• J. Hollis ("printed by")
• J. Hollis ("sold by")
• Daniel Defoe (Author)

Imprint

London: printed and sold by J. Hollis, No. 21, Shoemaker-Row, Black-Friars, [1790?]

Publication year

1790-1790

ESTC No.

N17447

Grub Street ID

6915

Description

120p. : ill.,port. ; 12⁰

Note

Anonymous. By Daniel Defoe.

An abridgment and adaptation of 'A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates, ..'.

Uncontrolled note

This edition not in Moore. James Hollis at this address 1785-1824