Captain Henry Long Ben Avery by Chris Collingwood. [Postcard]

Avery and his vessel the Fancy being a ship of 46 guns and 150 men set sail in 1695 bound for Madagascar. On the way the fancy caught up with and captured the Ganj-i-Sawai, owned by the Great Mogul himself. Its name means Exceeding Treasure and the treasure it yielded surpassed anything yet seen in the history of piracy. Long Ben became the pirates pirate.

Postcard

Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)