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The melancholly narrative of the distressful voyage, and miraculous deliverance of Captain David Harrison, of the sloop, peggy : Of new-york, on his voyage from Fyal, one of the we...

by Harrison, David
Published 1767

Printed for C. Smith, in Holborn

Subjects: “...Peggy (Sloop) / Early works to 1800...”

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The Ordinary of Newgate his account of the behaviours, confessions, and last dying words of the malefactors that were executed at Tyburn on Wednesday the 26th of October 1720

by Purney, Thomas
Published 1720

Printed by John Applebee

Subjects: “...Pirates / Biography / Early works to 1800...”

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The Ordinary of Newgate his account of the behaviour, confessions, and last dying words of the malefactors that were executed at Tyburn, on Monday the 3d of April, 1721

by Purney, Thomas
Published 1721

Printed and sold by John Applebee

Subjects: “...Pirates / Biography / Early works to 1800...”

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The Ordinary of Newgate his account of the behaviour, confessions, and last dying words of the malefactors that were executed at Tyburn, on Monday the 11th of September, 1721

by Purney, Thomas
Published 1721

Printed and sold by John Applebee

Subjects: “...Pirates / Biography / Early works to 1800...”

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The Ordinary of Newgate his account of the behaviour, confessions, and last dying words of the malefactors that were executed at Tyburn, on Friday the 4th of May, 1722

by Purney, Thomas
Published 1722

Printed and sold by John Applebee

Subjects: “...Pirates / Biography / Early works to 1800...”

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The ordinary of Newgate his account, of the behaviour, confession, and last dying words of the malefactors, that were executed at Tyburn, on Monday the 31st of December 1722

by Purney, Thomas
Published 1723

Printed and sold by John Applebee, a little below Bridewell-Bridge, in Black-Fryers

Subjects: “...Pirates / Biography / Early works to 1800...”

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The Ordinary of Newgate his account, of the behaviour, confessions, and last dying words of the malefactors that were executed at Tyburn, on Wednesday the 14th of March, 1722

by Purney, Thomas
Published 1722

Printed and sold by John Applebee

Subjects: “...Pirates / Biography / Early works to 1800...”

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A sad and deplorable, but true account of the dreadful hardships, and sufferings of Capt. John Dean : and his company, on board the Nottingham Galley, who were castaway on the rock...

Published 1711

printed by J. Dutton, near Fleetstreet

Subjects: “...Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc / Early works to 1800...”

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The Ordinary of Newgate's account of the behaviour, confession, and dying words, of the six malefactors who were executed at Tyburn on Monday the 11th of November, 1751...

by Ordinary of Newgate
Published 1751

Printed for, and sold by T. Parker, in Jewin-street, and C. Corbett, over-against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleet-street, the only authorised printers of the dying speeches

Subjects: “...Pirates / Biography / Early works to 1800...”

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An account of the Pelew Islands : situated in the great South Sea. Composed from the journals of Capt. Henry Wilson, and his officers; who, in August, 1783, were there shipwrecked...

by Keate, George
Published 1794

Printed for the Rev. M.L. Weems, by Samuel and John Adams, corner of King and High-Streets

Subjects: “...Shipwrecks / Palau / Early works to 1800...”

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A narritive [sic] of the extraordinary adventures of four Russian sailors : who were cast away on the desert of East-Spitzbergen, in Greenland; ... printed from the account laid be...

by Banks, Joseph
Published 1785

printed for Andrew Hamilton

Subjects: “...Shipwrecks / Norway / Spitsbergen Island / Early works to 1800...”

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The Ordinary of Newgate, his account of the [b]ehaviour, confessions, and dying words, of the malefactors : Who were executed at Tyburn, on Wednesday the 4th of February, being the...

by Guthrie, James
Published 1736

Printed and sold by John Applebee, in Bolt-Court, near the Leg-Tavern, Fleet-street

Subjects: “...Pirates / Biography / Early works to 1800...”

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The life and most surprizing adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, mariner. Who lived eight...

by Defoe, Daniel
Published 1735

printed for J. Brotherton and W. Meadows in Cornhill, S. Birt in Avemary-Lane, C. Hitch and L. Hawes in Pater-Noster-Row, J. Hodges on London-Bridge , and J. Osborn in Pater-Noster-Row

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An authentic and genuine journal of Commodore Anson's expedition, Containing An exact Account of the several Transactions that happen'd; particularly of the Expeditions to Madeira, St. Julian's, St. Catharine's, and St. Juan Ferdinandez; the great Necessity the Seamen were under for Want of Provisions...

Published 1744

printed for C. Whitefield, in White Friars

Subjects: “...Centurion (Ship) / Early works to 1800...”

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The Ordinary of Newgate, his account of the behaviour, confession, and dying words, of the pyrate, who was executed at Execution-Dock on Wednesday the 20th of December, 1738 : And...

by Guthrie, James
Published 1738

[P]rinted and sold by John Applebee, in Bolt-Court, near the Leg-Tavern, Fleet-street]

Subjects: “...Pirates / Biography / Early works to 1800...”

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The life and surprizing adventures of James Wyatt : Containing, I. His entering himself Trumpeter on board the Revenge Privateer, Capt. James Wimble, May 29, 1741. II. An Account o...

by Wyatt, James
Published 1755

printed and sold by H. Slater, at the Circulating-Library, Clare-Court, Drury-Lane; and at the printing-office, in Hind-Court, opposite Water-Lane, Fleet-Street

Subjects: “...Voyages and travels / Early works to 1800...”