William Kidd

Captain Kidd, or, by his real name, William Kidd, (c. 1645^[1] – 23 May 1701) was a Scottish pirate and sailor. It is heard that he buried a treasure chest on a deserted island. The chest had a lot of gold and jewels in it.^[2] He was found guilty of murder and was executed by hanging at 'Execution Dock', Wapping, in London on 23 May 1701.

William Kidd Media

Captain Kidd in New York Harbor, in a c. 1920 painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
Howard Pyle's fanciful painting of Kidd and his ship, Adventure Galley, in New York Harbor
Howard Pyle's fanciful painting of Kidd burying treasure
The Charles Galley, a contemporary vessel of a comparable design to Adventure Galley
Captain Kidd, gibbeted near Tilbury in Essex, following his execution in 1701.
The French pass from the "Quedagh Merchant"

References

↑ "William Kidd | Biography, Ship, Treasure, Death, & Facts | Britannica".
↑ Osborne, Mary Pope (1994). Magic Tree House, Pirates Past Noon. United States of America. p. 37. ISBN 0-679-82425-1.

[1] "William Kidd | Biography, Ship, Treasure, Death, & Facts | Britannica".

[2] Osborne, Mary Pope (1994). Magic Tree House, Pirates Past Noon. United States of America. p. 37. ISBN 0-679-82425-1.

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