Images (p. 506)

Image by Benjamin Cole

Stede Bonnet & the Jolly Roger

An engraving from c. 1724 of Stede Bonnet, the notorious Barbadian pirate (d. 1718). This version of the Jolly Roger flag was not actually flown by Bonnet but by the British pirate Richard Worley (d. 1718). (From an edition of 'A General...

Image by Benjamin Cole

Bartholomew Roberts

A colourised engraving from c. 1724 of Bartholomew Roberts (aka Black Bart Roberts), the notorious Welsh pirate (c. 1682-1722). The illustration shows the various flags Roberts flew to bring fear and capitulation from his victims. (From an...

Image by Sudarsan Tamang

Padmasambhava

Statue of Padmasambhava (l. 8th century) overlooking a small town named Namchi in the southern part of Sikkim, India.

Image by Simeon Netchev

Trade Routes in the Ancient Mediterranean

A map illustrating the boundaries, spheres of influence, and the flow of trade around the Mediterranean Sea between the 7th and 4th centuries BCE.

Image by Unknown Artist

Jan Huygen van Linschoten

A 17th century portrait of the Dutch traveller and chronicler Jan Huygen van Linschoten (l, 1563-1611). From the princeps edition of his Itinerario.

Image by Veloso Salgado.

Garcia de Orta

A portrait of the Portuguese Renaissance naturalist Garcia de Orta by Veloso Salgado. (From "Portuguese Medicine", c. 1906)

Image by Mod Producciones, Telecinco Cinema

Hypatia and Theon of Alexandria

A still from the movie Agora (2009) showing Hypatia of Alexandria (played by Rachel Weisz) explaining something to Theon of Alexandria (played by Michael Lonsdale).

Image by Unknown Photographer

1921 Cairo Conference

A photograph of the principal delegates at the Cairo Conference of March 1921. The purpose of the conference was to decide British foreign policy in the Middle East. Seated at the front-centre is Winston Churchill, then Colonial Secretary...