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What does a carved coconut shell have to do with one of the most deadly pirates in history? Dr Robert Blyth follows the story of Bartholomew Roberts, and the 'forgotten pirate hunter' Captain Chaloner Ogle
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A series of illustrations by Livia Giorgina Carpineto brings the world of notorious pirate queen Zheng Yi Sao to life
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armament t&e, ammunition: shell(fragment)
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Adams, Edgar Tarry
Adams, Francis Norris
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A slightly distant port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the Royal Navy steel screw corvette Calliope (1884) at anchor in The Downs. (Glass plate negative)
H.M.S. Calliope 3rd Class Cruiser (Print)
Escape of H.M.S. Calliope From Apia Harbour Samoa, on the 16th of March 1889 (Print)
Storm: study for the escape of HMS 'Calliope' from the hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 1889 (Drawing)
HMS Calliope 3rd class cruiser (Print)
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Calliope (1884), Calypso (1883) (Technical drawing)
HMS Victoria (1887), just prior to her loss [formerly misidentified as the 'Calliope'] (Drawing)
The Escape of HMS Calliope. 5 (Print)
The Escape of HMS Calliope. 2 (Print)
The Escape of HMS Calliope. 1, with inscription by Wyllie (Print)
Escape of H.M.S. Calliope From Apia Harbour Samoa, on the 16th of March 1889 (Print)
Calliope (1837) (Technical drawing)
Storm: study for the escape of HMS 'Calliope' from the hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 1889 (Drawing)
China War Medal 1842 (War medal)
Calliope (1884) (Glass plate negative)
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