John Taylor (pirate)
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John Taylor was a pirate who lived in the early 18th century.
At Reunion Island (off the coast of Madagascar
) in April 1721, he together with Olivier Levasseur
captured the most valuable prize in pirate history, variously described as "Nostra Senora della Cabo", "Nostra Senhora do Cabo", or "Nossa Senhora do Cabo" (Our Lady of the Cape).
At Reunion Island (off the coast of Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
) in April 1721, he together with Olivier Levasseur
Olivier Levasseur
Olivier Levasseur , was a pirate, nicknamed La Buse or La Bouche in his early days, called thus because of the speed and ruthlessness with which he always attacked his enemies.-History:...
captured the most valuable prize in pirate history, variously described as "Nostra Senora della Cabo", "Nostra Senhora do Cabo", or "Nossa Senhora do Cabo" (Our Lady of the Cape).
Further reading
- Rogozinski, Jan. Pirates!: Brigands, Buccaneers, and Privateers in Fact, Fiction, and Legend. New York: Da Capo Press, 1996. ISBN 0-306-80722-X
- Rogozinski, Jan. Honor Among Thieves: Captain Kidd, Henry Every, and the Pirate Republic Libertalia. Mechanicsburg, Pa: Stackpole Books, 2000. ISBN 0-8117-1529-9
- Seitz, Don Carlos. Under the Black Flag: Exploits of the Most Notorious Pirates Mineola, Ny: Courier Dover Publications, 2002. ISBN 0-486-42131-7
External links
- Edward England at The Pirate's Realm
- John Taylor at Liberty StarCastle's World of Pirates
- John Taylor at The Pirate's Hold