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Description Blackbeard the Pirate: this was published in Defoe, Daniel; Johnson, Charles (1736) "Capt. Teach alias Black-Beard" in A General History of the Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Street-Robbers, &c. to which is added, a genuine account of the voyages and plunders of the most notorious pyrates. Interspersed with several diverting tales, and pleasant songs. And adorned with the Heads of the most remarkable Villains, curiously engraven on Copper, London: Oliver Payne, pp. plate facing p. 86
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Source Konstam, Angus (2004) [1998] Pirates 1660–1730 (Elite 67 ed.), Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing, pp. p. 18 ISBN: 1-85532-706-6.
Author Joseph Nicholls (fl. 1726–55).[1] Although James Basire (1730–1802) is attributed as the engraver based on the signature "J. Basire", unless he engraved the item at the age of 6, it is likely his father Isaac Basire (misreading of initial?) or another J. Basire.
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current01:31, 8 February 2010Thumbnail for version as of 01:31, 8 February 2010386 × 580 (247 KB)Parrot of Doom (talk | contribs)last image was a jpg
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16:22, 19 October 2007Thumbnail for version as of 16:22, 19 October 2007453 × 504 (187 KB)Captain Phoebus~commonswiki (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=Engraving of Blackbeard the Pirate |Source=[http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/pirates.htm LatinAmericanStudies.org] |Date=1734 |Author= |Permission= |other_versions= }}

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