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I've been fascinated by the concept of phantom limbs since I read V.S. Ramanchandran's explanation for how he believes they come about a year ago. (Those of you not interested in his theory can skip to the next paragraph; what follows is a bit technical. Basically Ramanchandran says that the notion of sensation in a non-existent body part comes from cross-wiring in the human brain. Our brain has a sort of map of sensations (called by psychologists the somatosensory homunculus) that explains which parts of the somatosensory cortex interpret which sensation inputs. Ramachandran's theory is that the sensation in the part next to that which has been removed sort of pirates (h…
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Yes, it's OOP, but definitely interesting for a maritime historian. I just heard about it today. They might finally be able to answer some more questions about the fate of the lost expedition to find the Northwest Passage in 1845. If anything of the ships still exist, it would be quite the exciting find. I definitely appreciate the pledge to protect the wrecks, if found. Article 1 Article 2 Coastie
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King Philip's War, sometimes called Metacom's War or Metacom's Rebellion, was an armed conflict between Native American inhabitants of present-day southern New England and English colonists and their Native American allies from 1675–1676. Colonial historian Francis Jennings estimated that the War killed nearly 7 of every 8 Native Americans and 6 of every 13 English settlers. King Philip's War was proportionately one of the bloodiest and costliest in the history of America. More than half of New England's ninety towns were assaulted by Native American warriors. The war is named after the main leader of the Native American side, Metacomet, Metacom, or Pometacom known to …
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I know this has nothing to do with pirate history, but I thought I would let everyone know about this if ye live along the east coast of the U.S., I just check out accu weather, saying the storm in the Caribbean right now could strengthen into a hurricane early next week and could be a threat to South & North Carolina and even New England. So, keep a sharpe eye out I tell ya, she could a blowing come next week.
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Here's a website I found that talks about the true Jolly Roger's and their true designs, pretty interesting. http://www.bonaventure.org.uk/ed/flags.htm
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MODS-- if this belongs somewhere else please move it. thanks For once I am going to be serious though. For those who were at Beaufort, my appologies for sneeking out at the last minute. I tried to get all my see ya laters in.... but i had to meet someone While at the Beaufort invasion this weekend I was fortunate enought to spend a bit of time with my friend Kevin Duffus author of The Last Days of Black Beard The Pirate. Not a plug for Kevin -well Ok it is- but folks, if you are interested in a different view than what has been circulating for the past couple hundred years read the book. On the way to Beaufort, Graces GPS sent us way off course via a ferry resulting i…
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Lately my thoughts have been turned to my hats... I've started to think about finishing at least one of them instead of leaving them all raw. As far as I can figure, lace most commonly was used to edge hats (although re-enactors also use thin strips of fabric, which may be correct as well). There are many threads about hats, but I couldn't find one that focussed in on lace... In shopping through some of the "suttler" web sites, it seems that "lace for hats" is little more than twill tape/edge binding, at a width and thickness more ideal for hats than clothing. Is this correct? Or is this twill tape thing just a "suttler-ism"? Prior to my looking into this, I had always …
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I know this is before the Golden Age of Piracy, but I thought it was interesting reading, so I'm posting it here. LIFE IN THE 1500'S The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the1500s: These are interesting... Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married. Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot wa…
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This is sorta funny. “[August 20, 1709] At 10 in the Morning we bore down I to the Dutchess, who had Spanish Colours flying, to make a sham Fight to exercise our Men and the Negroes in the Use of our great Guns and small Arms. Here I must not forget a Welchman that came to me, and told me, He took the Ship we were going to engage for the Dutchess, till he saw the Spanish Colours, and that being over-joyed with Hope of a good Prize, he had loaded his Musket with shot, and design'd to fire amongst the thickest of 'em, which he would certainly have done, had he not been forbid. By this it appears, that blundering Fools may have Courage. During this sham Engagement, every o…
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I thought this info from Henry Teonge's Diary was pretty interesting. "[Nov. 27, 1675] A pigeon was sent from Scanderoon [Alexandretta] to Aleppo this day, to give notice of a French merchant that came in today. 'Tis distant sixty miles. [Endnote 122: See also Hakluyt Soc., vol lxxxvii, p. 32, for an account of the pigeon-service in 1599. The name of the ship, and time of arrival was always sent to Aleppo.]" (Teonge, p. 93) "[Dec 5, 1675] Here [Cilicia] is an art (I mean from the three factories [located in Scanderoon/Alexandretta]) to send a pigeon single, and sometimes two together, from hence to Aleppo upon any sudden occasion of shipping coming in, or any other busi…
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I was on Block island a couple of days ago....decided to go up into the old cemetary to do some period grave rubbings for the pyrate sketchbook project. Found a pair and made the 'understatement of the year' in the pyrate sketchbook thread when I said these people probably knew Captain Kidd , and then realized the understatement when I got home to read The Pirate Hunter . Pg. 233 reads: Kidd sailed back out to his rendezvous point, off Block island. he stopped briefly close to shore to land two small cannon (weighing 300 pounds each) and ammunition, to be cared for by his friend Edward Sands, trying to cover every possibility, was preparing just in case he needed t…
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I was on Block island a couple of days ago....decided to go up into the old cemetary to do some period grave rubbings for the pyrate sketchbook project. Found a pair and made the 'understatement of the year' in the pyrate sketchbook thread when I sad these people probably knew Captain Kidd when i got home to read The Pirate Hunter . Pg. 233 reads: Kidd sailed back out to his rendezvous point, off Block island. he stopped briefly close to shore to land two small cannon (weighing 300 pounds each) and ammunition, to be cared for by his friend Edward Sands, trying to cover every possibility, was preparing just in case he needed to make a rushed getaway in some other sh…
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"This Arabian lady [in an Arabian village located near the port of Aleppo in Scanderoon/Alexandretta] was tall and very slender, very swarthy of complexion and very thin-faced, as they all [are] generally; having nothing on but a thin loose garment, a kind of girdle about her middle and the garment open before. She had a ring in her left nostril, which hung down below her nether lip; at each ear a round globe as big as a tennis-ball, shining like gold and hanging (in chains that looked like gold) almost as low as her breast, which you might easily see, and loathe them for their ugly yellowish colour. She had also gold chains about her wrists, and the smalls of her naked l…
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Pirates of the New England Coast 1630-1730: Same pirates, Kidd, Tew, Quelch, Lowther, Low, Bellamy, etc....just one big happy family, that ol' brethren, they all know each other. This is the book I'm reading now. Some passages from Captain Charles Johnson. This is the re-print of George Francis Dow book of 1922. Most of it from Boston and Newport newspapers. Much of it goes beyond New England, which is the Caribbean and Africa. Some period illustrations. my favorite chapter is Philip Ashton's personal account of being captured by pirate Ned Low, and then being marooned on an island off Honduras in 1722.
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Yes, I know...you were expecting a more ....'exciting'...topic BUT ....I found an interesting painting that has a wee little bit of relevance, though perhaps not so close to the 1680-1720 era but think of it as the kids of said era. ...still lolling somewhere in the Caribbean. Sea Captains Carousing In Surinam by John Greenwood 1755
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NEW ORLEANS - The first archaeological dig at one of the nation's oldest cathedrals has turned up a mix of new finds in the heart of the French Quarter. Discoveries behind St. Louis Cathedral include a small silver crucifix from the 1770s or 1780s and traces of previously unknown buildings dating back to around the city's founding in 1718. The crucifix might have belonged to Pere Antoine, a Capuchin monk who was rector of the cathedral which dominates Jackson Square, lead archaeologist Shannon Lee Dawdy told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Pere Antoine came to New Orleans under the Spanish Inquisition as the Rev. Antonio de Sedella and lived in a hut behind the cathed…
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All these pirate history books use the terms G_d D__m You! Y filth D_g as if they were foul language. How does one go about saying "dog"? it can't be the same as today's "yo, what up dawg"?
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I was wondering if anyone has been able to find any info or pictures of tattoos commonly worn by pirates, or brands used to mark a Pirate? Thanks, Mourn Clank meh!
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I'm presently reading The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard. He discusses Jacobitism and how many pirates and colonists were part of the cause. I'm thinking I might want my pirate persona to be a Jacobite too, but I want to read more about the subject. Anyone know of any good books about it? Double bonus score if the book helps me to approach the subject from a Caribbean perspective instead of an England/Scotland perspective.
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Hello me Hearties i been thinking of making a short vest, but would like to know if this was period or not , and would like to know if anyone has pattern to make one Thankie OL Jack
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anybody got a grand i can borrow? http://cgi.ebay.com/AN-18TH-CENTURY-KIT-OF...1QQcmdZViewItem again, i'll appeal to anyone who can post a picture of this one. sick computers and inept operators are a bad mix, sorry.
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Ok, I know that striped clothes existed before the golden age.... and that sailors wore them AFTER the golden age. Were stripey slops/trousers/stockings in vogue during 1690-1720? Help me here Foxe!
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I was just wondering if anybody has or knows of a site that might have a list of fabric colors or dye colors that were in common use during the golden age. I’m getting ready to start a new sailor’s jacket for the wife and wanted to do something a bit different not the same old tan brown gray natural colors that I always use.
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are sewing palms ( mebbe they're called needle palms or something ) goap ??? or were they not yet invented for hand sewing aboard ship ???
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From what I've been reading and seeing gaiters came into prominence during the F&I war. Were they around during GAoP? If so, in what fashion? Any help would be great, especially from those that maybe did some F&I re-enacting. Thanks, Pogue
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