The history of the bucaniers of America : exhibiting a particular account and description of Porto Bello, Chagre, Panama, Cuba, Havanna, and most of the Spanish possessions on the coasts of the West-Indies, and also all along the coasts of the South-Sea, with the manner in which they have been invaded, attempted, or taken by these adventurers / the whole written in several languages by persons present at the transactions ; translated into English.
| Author/creator | Exquemelin, A. O. |
| Other author | Ringrose, Basil, d. 1686. |
| Other author | Raveneau de Lussan, Sieur. |
| Other author | Montauban, Sieur de, ca. 1650-1700. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 4th ed. |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for D. Midwinter ..., 1741. |
| Description | 2 v. :bill., map ; 17 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Amerikaanse zeerovers. English |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | 1. The exploits and adventures of Le Grand, Lolonois, Roche Brasiliano, Bat the Portuguese, Sir Henry Morgan, &c. / A. O. Exquemelin -- 2. The dangerous voyage and bold attempts of Capt. Sharp, Watlin, Sawkins, Coxon, and others, in the Southsea / B. Ringrose -- 3. A journal of a voyage into the Southsea by the freebooters of America, from 1684 to 1689 / Raveneau de Lussan -- 4. A relation of a voyage of the Sieur de Montauban, captain of the freebooters in Guinea in the year 1695 / Sieur de Montauben. |
| Local note | GEO 297 |
| General note | The original of Exquemelin, "De americaensche zee-roovers," Amsterdam, 1678, was translated into Spanish in 1681 and thence by an anonymous translator into English, London, W. Crooke, 1684. The translation of Exquemelin contained in this "Fourth edition" of 1741 differs from that of 1684 and subsequent editions, as do also the portraits and plates. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Huntington Library. |
| General note | Sabin no. 23486. |
| References | RLIN, CTRG93-B1502 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |