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2007-06-01 19:52 R8Rooy 2753×1538×0 (1557054 bytes) Using CSS to color the attributes of each country, so adding the country's name to the CSS at the start of the file color all territories of that country. Some countries are groups of paths, use CSS selector to color them.
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Many slaves turned pirate "secured" a position of leadership or prestige on pirating vessels, like that of Captain. [41] The pirate Black Caesar, who served onboard the Queen Anne's Revenge under Blackbeard, was one of the best known slave pirates during the Golden Age of Piracy, being mentioned in the 1724 work A General History of the Pyrates ...
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The big names of buccaneers and pirates like Captain Morgan and Blackbeard were major players in those stories. In the first part of the twentieth century, scholars who did not present faithful reprints published books on piracy that were little more than rewriting the same well-known stories.
Most pirates in this era were of Welsh, English, Dutch, Irish, and French origin. Many pirates came from poorer urban areas in search of a way to make money and of reprieve. London in particular was known for high unemployment, crowding, and poverty which drove people to piracy. Piracy also offered power and quick riches. [citation needed]
Name Life Years Active Country of origin Comments Chen Zuyi: −1407 15th century China Based operations in Palembang, Sumatra and raided the Malacca Strait. Eventually captured by Ming admiral Zheng He. Limahong: 1499–1575 16th century China Pirate-warlord who raided the coast of Southern China, the northern Philippine Islands and Manila in ...