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 | |
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| File:William Kidd.jpg Portrait by James Thornhill | |
| Born | c. 1654 Dundee, Scotland |
| Died | 23 May 1701 (aged 47) Wapping, England |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Relatives | Shea Dauphinée, Michael Dauphinée, James Dauphinée |
| Piratical career | |
| Type | Pirate / Privateer |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of England, Province of New York |
| Commands | Blessed William Adventure Galley |
William Kidd Media
- Captain Kidd in New York Harbor cph.3f06373.jpg
Captain Kidd in New York Harbor, in a c. 1920 painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
- The Charles Galley-Willem van de Velde the Younger-2.jpg
The Charles Galley, a contemporary vessel of a comparable design to Adventure Galley
- Pyle pirate relaxing2.jpg
Howard Pyle's painting of Kidd in New York Harbor
- Pyle pirates burying2.jpg
Pyle's painting of Kidd burying treasure
- The Book of Buried Treasure.png
The French pass from the "Quedagh Merchant"
- Rocque x1746.jpg
Rocque's map of 1746 showing location of Execution Dock Stairs at Wapping, east London
- William Hogarth - Industry and Idleness, Plate 5; The Idle 'Prentice turn'd away, and sent to Sea.png
Hogarth's Idle Apprentice Tom going to sea – executed criminals on exhibit in background
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.