John Esquemeling

The Buccaneers of America

Herausgeber: Powell, Henry

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A detailed description of buccaneer Henry Morgan's exploits in the West Indies, first published in 1684 and reissued in 1893.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 566
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 908g
• ISBN-13: 9781108024815
• ISBN-10: 1108024815
• Artikelnr.: 32314676

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; The translator to the reader; Part I: 1. The author sets
forth towards the Western Islands, in the service of the West India Company
of France; 2. Description of the Island of Tortuga; 3. Description of the
great and famous island of Hispaniola; 4. Of the fruits, trees and animals
that are found at Hispaniola; 5. Of all sorts of quadruped animals and
birds that are found in this island; 6. Of the origin of the most famous
pirates of the coasts of America; 7. After what manner the pirates arm
their vessels, and how they regulate their voyages; Part II: 1. Origin of
Francis L'Ollonais, and beginning of his robberies; 2. L'Ollonais equips a
fleet to land upon the Spanish islands of America, with intent to rob, sac,
and burn whatever he met; 3. L'Ollonais makes new preparations to take the
city of St. James de Leon; 4. Of the origin and descent of Captain Henry
Morgan; 5. Some account of the Island of Cuba; 6. Captain Morgan resolveth
to attack and plunder the city of Porto Bello; 7. Captain Morgan taketh the
city of Maracaibo, on the coast of New Venezuela; Part III: 1. Captain
Morgan goes to the Isle of Hispaniola to equip a new fleet, with intent to
pillage again upon the coasts of the West Indies; 2. What happened in the
river De la Hacha; 3. Captain Morgan leaves the Island of Hispaniola, and
goes to that of St. Catharine, which he takes; 4. Captain Morgan takes the
Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent for this purpose from the Isle
of St. Catharine; 5. Captain Morgan departs from the Castle of Chagre, at
the head of one thousand two hundred men, with design to take the city of
Panama; 6. Captain Morgan sends several canoes and boats to the South Sea;
7. Of a voyage made by the author, along the coasts of Costa Rica, at his
return towards Jamaica; 8. The author departs towards the Cape of Gracias à
Dios; 9. The relation of the shipwreck, which Monsieur Bertram Ogeron,
Governor of the Isle of Tortuga, suffered near the Isles of Guadanillas;
10. A relation of what encounters lately happened at the Island of Cayana
and Tobago; Part IV: 1. Captain Coxon, Sawkins, Sharp and others set forth
in a fleet towards the province of Darien, upon the continent of America;
2. They march towards the town of Santa Maria; 3. They take the town of
Santa Maria; 4. The Buccaneers leave the town of Santa Maria, and proceed
by sea to take Panama; 5. Shipwreck of Mr. Ringrose; 6. The Buccaneers
prosecute their voyage, till they come within sight of Panama; 7. They
arrive within sight of Panama; 8. Description of the state and condition of
Panama; 9. Captain Sawkins is killed before Puebla Nueva; 10. They depart
from the Island of Cayboa to the Island of Gorgona; 11. The Buccaneers
depart from the Isle of Gorgona, with design to plunder Arica; 12. Captain
Sharp and his company depart from the Isle of Plate, in prosecution of
their voyage towards Arica; 13. A continuation of their long and tedious
voyage to Arica; 14. The Buccaneers depart from the Port of Hilo, and sail
to that of Coquimbo; 15. The Buccaneers depart from Coquimbo for the Isle
of Juan Fernandez; 16. The Buccaneers depart from the Isle of Juan
Fernandez to that of Iquique; 17. A description of the Bay of Arica; 18.
They depart from the Port of Hilo to the Gulf of Nicoya; 19. They depart
from the Gulf of Nicoya to Golfo Dulce; 20. They depart from Golfo Dulce,
to go and cruise under the Quiinoctial; 21. They take another Spanish ship
richly laden under the Equinoctial; 22. They arrive at Paitz, where they
are disappointed of their expectations; 23. The Buccaneers arrive at a
place incognito, to which they give the name of the Duke of York's Islands;
24. They depart from the English Gulf in quest of the Straits of Magellan;
25. The Buccaneers continue their navigation.