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About this Item

Title

  • By the King, a proclamation for the more effectual reducing and suppressing of pirates and privateers in America.

Other Title

  • Proclamation for the more effectual reducing and suppressing of pirates and privateers in America

Names

  • England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II)
  • James II, King of England, 1633-1701.
  • Bill, Charles, printer.
  • Hills, Henry, -1689?, printer.
  • Newcomb, Thomas, -1681 or 1682, printer.
  • Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Printed Ephemera Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : Printed by Charles Bill, Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb ..., [1688]

Headings

  • -  Great Britain--Commerce--America--Early works to 1800
  • -  Pirates--Caribbean area--Early works to 1800
  • -  Privateering--Early works to 1800
  • -  England--London

Genre

  • Broadsides--England--London

Notes

  • -  "Given at Our Court at Whitehall this twentieth day of January, 1687/8."
  • -  Double leaf broadside printed on the rectos of two folio sheets, intended to be joined.
  • -  Wing (2nd ed.) J-355
  • -  English short title catalogue, R1555
  • -  LC copy: Provenance: Gift of the Jay I. Kislak Foundation.
  • -  No Digital Collections metadata found.
  • -  Kislak accession no.: 1993.219.00.0002
  • -  LAC nsk 2021-05-07 no edits (1 card)
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-10-04 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 2 sheets ([2] leaves) ; 28 x 36 cm. (fol.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DA452.E545 B984 1688
  • Broadside portfolio 265 no. 15 1 p. 38 x 51 cm.

Repository

  • Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division Jay I. Kislak Collection dcu (Acc. 1993.219.00.0002)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2006700059

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Rights & Access

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Jay I. Kislak Collection.

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Chicago citation style:

England And Wales. Sovereign, King Of England James Ii, Charles Bill, Henry Hills, Thomas Newcomb, Jay I. Kislak Collection, and Printed Ephemera Collection. By the King, a proclamation for the more effectual reducing and suppressing of pirates and privateers in America. [London: Printed by Charles Bill, Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb, 1688] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2006700059/.

APA citation style:

England And Wales. Sovereign, James Ii, K. O. E., Bill, C., Hills, H., Newcomb, T., Jay I. Kislak Collection & Printed Ephemera Collection. (1688) By the King, a proclamation for the more effectual reducing and suppressing of pirates and privateers in America. [London: Printed by Charles Bill, Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2006700059/.

MLA citation style:

England And Wales. Sovereign, et al. By the King, a proclamation for the more effectual reducing and suppressing of pirates and privateers in America. [London: Printed by Charles Bill, Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb, 1688] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2006700059/>.