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On the Spanish Main · John Masefield — chapter 1 of 21 · ~162 words · public domain

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IN ACTION 334

INDEX 341

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE CAPTAIN WILLIAM DAMPIER Frontispiece

NOMBRE DE DIOS 12

CARTAGENA 26

CARTAGENA IN 1586, SHOWING THE DOUBLE HARBOUR 40 The ship in the foreground may be Drake's flagship, the Bonaventure

AN ELIZABETHAN WARSHIP 49 A pinnace beyond, to the left

SHIP AND FLYING-FISH 95

A BUCCANEER'S SLAVE, WITH HIS MASTER'S GUN 114 A barbecue in right lower corner

OLD PORT ROYAL 132

PUERTO DEL PRINCIPE 142

PORTO BELLO, CIRCA 1740, SHOWING THE SITUATION AND DEFENCES OF THE CITY 150

THE FIRESHIP DESTROYING THE "SPANISH ADMIRAL" 164 Castle de la Barra in background

CHAGRES (CIRCA 1739) 173

THE ISTHMUS, SHOWING MORGAN'S LINE OF ADVANCE 180

NEW PANAMA 195

THE BATTLE OF PANAMA 200

SIR HENRY MORGAN 210

A DESCRIPTION OF ARICA 266

A DESCRIPTION OF HILO 274

AN ELIZABETHAN GALLEON 293

AN ELIZABETHAN GALLEON 297

A GALLIASSE 310

THE "SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS" 323

MAP OF THE BUCCANEER CRUISING GROUNDS 340

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