EditorialAlgeria: Bombardment of Algiers by the Anglo-Dutch fleet, (August 26-27, 1816). Oil on canvas painting by Martinus Schouman (1770 - 1848), 1823
Editorial'Ann Bonny and Mary Read convicted of piracy Nov. 28th 1720 at a court of vice admiralty held at St. Jago de la Vega in ye island of Jamaica'. A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most Notorious Pyrates, and also their policies, discip...
EditorialThe great lottery. This is an advertisement for England’s first ever National Lottery. It was issued in 1567 by Queen Elizabeth I. At this time England was seeking to expand its export markets around the world. The lottery was intended to raise mone...
Editorial'Ann Bonny and Mary Read convicted of piracy Nov. 28th 1720 at a court of vice admiralty held at St. Jago de la Vega in ye island of Jamaica'. A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most Notorious Pyrates, and also their policies, discip...