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Henry Every (b. 1653), also known as Henry Avery, was an English pirate who captured a fantastic treasure ship belonging to the Mogul of India in 1695 and then disappeared. No contemporary portrait survives and this artist's impression captures...

The Norse god Baldr and his wife Nanna, illustration from page 271 of Nordisch-germanische Götter und Helden by Wilhelm Wägner, Otto Spamer, Leipzig & Berlin, 1882. Baldr was a beloved son of Odin and Frigg. Despite being universally...

The Jolly Roger of the English pirate Henry Every. He also used the same design on a black background. Every captured fabulous treasure from an Indian treasure ship in 1695 and disappeared soon after never to be seen again.

A 1702 illustration of the English pirate Henry Every and his ship the Fancy. Every captured fabulous treasure from an Indian treasure ship in 1695 and disappeared soon after never to be seen again.

An illustration by Howard Pyle showing the English pirate Henry Every selling jewels to a fence. Every captured fabulous treasure from an Indian treasure ship in 1695 and disappeared soon after never to be seen again. Originally published...

Odin rides to Hel, illustration from page 238 of The Elder or Poetic Edda; commonly known as Sæmund's Edda, edited and translated with introduction and notes by Olive Bray, illustrated by W.G. Collingwood, 1908.

Relief from the Nîmes Cathedral depicting the sacrifices of Cain and Abel. Cain and Abel were sons of the first humans Adam and Eve in the biblical Book of Genesis. Cain was a farmer, and Abel was a shepherd. They both made sacrifices...

The Family of Cain, ink painting by Peter Oliver, after the original image by Paolo Veronese, 1638–47. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Cain and Abel were sons of the first humans Adam and Eve in the biblical Book of Genesis...

An illustration by N.C. Wyeth of Robinson Crusoe which appeared on the dust jacket a 1920 edition of Daniel Defoe’s novel Robinson Crusoe, first published in 1719. The character was inspired by Alexander Selkirk, marooned on the Juan Fernández...

An illustration by Walter Paget of Robinson Crusoe which appeared in an 1895-6 edition of Daniel Defoe’s novel Robinson Crusoe, first published in 1719. The character was inspired by Alexander Selkirk, marooned on the Juan Fernández Islands...