Title

Lambert & Butler, Pirates & Highwaymen, cigarette card showing: Henry Avery, also Evory or Every,

Caption

Lambert & Butler, Pirates & Highwaymen, cigarette card showing: Henry Avery, also Evory or Every, (1659 – after 1696), sometimes erroneously given as John Avery, an English pirate who operated in the Atlantic and Indian oceans in the mid-1690s. He probably used several aliases throughout his career, including Benjamin Bridgeman, and was known as Long Ben to his crewmen and associates.

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP23A13_225

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (2,5Mb) / 11,5in x 20,2in / 3454 x 6073 (300dpi)

Keywords

17th century Lambert & Butler Pirates Highwaymen cigarette card Henry Avery Evory Every John Avery English pirate Atlantic Indian ocean Benjamin Bridgeman Long Ben crime shipping 17th century