Nassau pirate

"I thought you said this place was just sand.""Sand has its virtues." ―Eleanor Guthrie and Max[src] Nassau was the largest port on New Providence Island, and one of the largest commercial centres in the entire Bahamas. From 1706 it was a haven for pirates who governed it as the Republic of Pirates. The activities of the pirates caused havoc with trade and shipping throughout the West Indies. The harbor is relatively shallow, only small boats and two masted vessels can dock on the beach…

Mary Read (c. 1685 – 1721) was an English pirate and member of the West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins, trained by the Mentor Ah Tabai. She was also one of the founders of the Pirate Republic of Nassau. In order to facilitate her career as a pirate, she posed as James Kidd, an illegitimate son of the late William Kidd. Little is known about Mary's childhood years. It was suggested by Charles Johnson, author of A General History of the Pyrates, that Mary's mother began dressing her in boy's…

Black Sails is a Pirate drama series that was shot in Cape Town. I was called in to help with preproduction sketches and concept art. This work was done through Hero Concept Art.

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