MAKE A MEME View Large Image The place of Algiers 1620.jpg en The platt of Argier the parts adioyning wthin the view thereof Made by Robert Norton the Muster Mr of his mats fleet ther ao di 1620 by his own carfull dilligent observations then not without danger In 1620 ...
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Keywords: The place of Algiers 1620.jpg en The platt of Argier the parts adioyning wthin the view thereof Made by Robert Norton the Muster Mr of his mats fleet ther ao di 1620 by his own carfull dilligent observations then not without danger In 1620 an English fleet under Mansell was sent to Algiers to confront the Barbary pirates who preyed on the trade route through the Straits of Gibraltar After attempting to secure the release of prisoners they sent fire ships into the pirate fleet moored in the Bay Robert Norton took part in the action and drew this chart and view at first-hand http //www nmm ac uk/collections/explore/object cfm ID G231 3A13 2F3 picture 0 content Robert Norton 1620 PD-old-100 Algeria under Ottoman rule History of Algiers Old maps of Algiers
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