Pirates Collection (#9)

Illustration for Treasure Island (colour litho)
3099733 Illustration for Treasure Island (colour litho) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Treasure Island (colour litho)
3099726 Illustration for Treasure Island (colour litho) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Adriatic watchmen (colour litho)
2808670 The Adriatic watchmen (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The watchmen of the Adriatic)

Un Nid De Pirates (engraving)
2783153 Un Nid De Pirates (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un Nid De Pirates. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 26 June 1887.); © Look and Learn

Israel hands: "One more step, Mr Hands", said I "and I
1218844 Israel hands: " One more step, Mr Hands", said I " and I ll blow your brains out" (colour litho) by Wyeth

Children at play on a beach
1920s. Boy and girl discovering pirates buried treasure on an island. Illustration from Ladies Home Journal August 1922. Artist anon. Date: 1922

Strange Tales of the Silver Thames in the Holiday Season, what we may Expect (engraving)
1042896 Strange Tales of the Silver Thames in the Holiday Season, what we may Expect (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Disturbance off Bahrein in the Persian Gulf, the Bombardment of the Pirate Dhows (litho)
1056720 The Disturbance off Bahrein in the Persian Gulf, the Bombardment of the Pirate Dhows (litho) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dolphin - Arion is saved by a dolphin (chromolitho)
961319 Dolphin - Arion is saved by a dolphin (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dolphin - Arion is saved by a dolphin)

Fleet of Chinese Junks, with HMS Opossum, preparing to attack Pirates at How-Chow (engraving)
1610693 Fleet of Chinese Junks, with HMS Opossum, preparing to attack Pirates at How-Chow (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fleet of Chinese Junks)

The Hunt For The Pirates Of The Red Sea, Midys Fight Between Italian Elders And The Pirates Themselves (Colour Litho)
2798607 The Hunt For The Pirates Of The Red Sea, Midys Fight Between Italian Elders And The Pirates Themselves (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

A large hole was soon dug and the treasure carefully laid in (colour litho)
2801124 A large hole was soon dug and the treasure carefully laid in (colour litho) by Williams, George Alfred (1875-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

The real fight began, from Howard Pyles Book of Pirates published by Harper & Bros
3436713 The real fight began, from Howard Pyles Book of Pirates published by Harper & Bros, 1921 (colour litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911); Private Collection; (add.info)

The pirates of the Rif, Morocco (engraving)
3627338 The pirates of the Rif, Morocco (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The pirates of the Rif, Morocco)

Dust Jacket for Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894), pub
3105561 Dust Jacket for Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894), pub. 1915 (colour litho) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American

Captain Smollett defies the mutineers: then climbing on the roof
1218841 Captain Smollett defies the mutineers: then climbing on the roof, he with his own hand ran up the colours (colour litho) by Wyeth

Attack on the Chinese Junks in 1841 (litho)
PNP268177 Attack on the Chinese Junks in 1841 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; English, out of copyright

U. S. Marines Capture the Barbary pirate fortress at Derna, Tripoli
PNP270216 U.S. Marines Capture the Barbary pirate fortress at Derna, Tripoli, 27th April 1805 (w/c on paper) by Waterhouse, C.H

A Pirate Fight (litho)
PNP269018 A Pirate Fight (litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911) (after); Private Collection; Peter Newark Historical Pictures; American, out of copyright

Mary Read fights another pirate to save her male lovers life (coloured engraving)
PNP261494 Mary Read fights another pirate to save her male lovers life (coloured engraving) by American School, (18th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Historical Pictures; American

Queen of the Pirate Isle, illustration from Modern Stories (colour litho)
IL352887 Queen of the Pirate Isle, illustration from Modern Stories (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Phantom Ship (oil on canvas)
Ma288046 The Phantom Ship (oil on canvas) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931); 109.9x134.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

So he said "Heres Jim Hawkins, shiver my timbers"
IL370475 So he said " Heres Jim Hawkins, shiver my timbers", illustration from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (colour litho) by Cameron

A Customs Brig Engaging the Pirate Lugger Will Watch (oil on canvas)
CLV332868 A Customs Brig Engaging the Pirate Lugger Will Watch (oil on canvas) by Hustwick, Francis (1797-1865); 51.5x75.5 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

On Buccaneers Island (colour litho)
2817209 On Buccaneers Island (colour litho) by Webb, Archibald Bertram (1887-1944) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: On Buccaneers Island)

Modern piracy, a great Russian steam attacked in the running by thieves in the Black Sea and robbed (colour litho)
2814945 Modern piracy, a great Russian steam attacked in the running by thieves in the Black Sea and robbed (colour litho) by Beltrame

Barbarossa capturing an armed galley of the Papal States (colour litho)
2812875 Barbarossa capturing an armed galley of the Papal States (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Les Pirates De La Sonde (engraving)
2783161 Les Pirates De La Sonde (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Pirates De La Sonde)

Deux Femmes Pirates (engraving)
2783150 Deux Femmes Pirates (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deux Femmes Pirates)

Le Rajah De Borneo (engraving)
2783081 Le Rajah De Borneo (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Rajah De Borneo. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 23 July 1882.); © Look and Learn

Julius Caesar crossing the Adriatic Sea in a small boat to avoid being captured by pirates (engraving)
5997458 Julius Caesar crossing the Adriatic Sea in a small boat to avoid being captured by pirates (engraving) by French School

Illustration from Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson (engraving)
GIA1163347 Illustration from Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson (engraving) by Paget, Walter (1863-1935); Private Collection; eGiancarlo Costa; British, out of copyright

Captain Bones routs Black Dog: One last tremulous cut would have split him had it not
1218838 Captain Bones routs Black Dog: One last tremulous cut would have split him had it not been intercepted by our big signboard (colour litho) by Wyeth

Title Page (colour litho)
1218837 Title Page (colour litho) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Treasure Island published by Charles Schribners Sons 1933 N C Wyeth); American

Come on boys, we buried our treasure here two days ago (colour litho)
5995910 Come on boys, we buried our treasure here two days ago (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Come on boys)

The Privateersmen, 1780 (colour litho)
5986927 The Privateersmen, 1780 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Privateersmen, 1780)

Pirates bold (colour litho)
994045 Pirates bold (colour litho) by Bernard, C. E. B. (fl.1914-29); Private Collection; (add.info.: My Magazine Arthur Mee published 1930 s); English, out of copyright

Burning of U. S. Merchantman by Rebel Pirates, 1865 (engraving)
878342 Burning of U.S. Merchantman by Rebel Pirates, 1865 (engraving) by Hamilton, John (19th century) (after); 16.4 x12.3 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Pirates of the Mediterranean playing at dice for prisoners (engraving)
3621591 Pirates of the Mediterranean playing at dice for prisoners (engraving) by Pickersgill, Frederick Richard (1820-1900); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient Greece (coloured engraving)
3630069 Ancient Greece (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greece)

One Stephenson... swore at him, and bade him stand up and fight like a man (colour litho)
3628407 One Stephenson... swore at him, and bade him stand up and fight like a man (colour litho) by McCormick, Arthur David (1860-1943) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: One Stephenson)

The buccaneer was a picturesque fellow, from Howard Pyle
3436696 The buccaneer was a picturesque fellow, from Howard Pyles Book of Pirates published by Harper & Bros, 1921 (colour litho) by Pyle

He led Jack up to the man who sat on the barrell, from Howard Pyle
3436657 He led Jack up to the man who sat on the barrell, from Howard Pyles Book of Pirates published by Harper & Bros, 1921 (litho) by Pyle

Kidd at Gardiners Island, from Howard Pyles Book of Pirates published by Harper
3436620 Kidd at Gardiners Island, from Howard Pyles Book of Pirates published by Harper & Bros, 1921 (litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Harbour of Algiers (colour litho)
2812876 The Harbour of Algiers (colour litho) by Nesbitt, Frances (1864-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Harbour of Algiers)

So the Treasure was Divided (colour litho)
2817216 So the Treasure was Divided (colour litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: So the Treasure was Divided)

Sea pirates, the looting of an Italian steam shipwrecked on the coast of Brittany (colour litho)
2815136 Sea pirates, the looting of an Italian steam shipwrecked on the coast of Brittany (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sea pirates)

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Ahoy, mateys! Set sail on a thrilling adventure into the world of pirates. From Forbes Field in Pittsburgh to Jamaica Inn in Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, these swashbucklers have left their mark throughout history. In the heart of Pittsburgh, Forbes Field stands as a reminder of the city's connection to piracy. But don't be fooled by its baseball legacy; beneath its surface lies tales of hidden treasures and daring escapades. Venture across the Atlantic to Jamaica Inn on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. This infamous inn has witnessed countless pirate rendezvous and secret meetings, shrouded in mystery and intrigue. While pirates may seem rough and tough, they also had their softer side. Who would have thought that even pirates enjoyed knitting? Discover the pirate knitting pattern that adds a touch of whimsy to their rugged lifestyle. The Cincinnati Federal Theatre presents "Pirates of Penzance, " a Gilbert and Sullivan classic that brings laughter and music to audiences far and wide. Join Long John Silver as he navigates through treacherous waters with his trusty parrot by his side. Speaking of legendary figures, John Paul Jones emerges as one of history's most fearsome pirates. His cunning tactics struck fear into the hearts of many sailors who dared cross his path. Back at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, immerse yourself in tales about Blackbeard & Crew - notorious pirates whose exploits still capture our imagination today. Their ruthless ways continue to fascinate us centuries later. Step back further into time with Henry Morgan (1635-1688), an infamous buccaneer known for raiding Spanish ships during the golden age of piracy. His name strikes both fear and admiration among those who study this era closely. Look up at sea or land; you might spot a ship flying the Jolly Roger flag – an iconic symbol associated with piracy since time immemorial. It serves as a warning sign for all those who dare to cross paths with these seafaring outlaws.