Pirate Week

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An illustrated treasure map with a dotted red path, pirate ships, palm trees, and a skull-shaped rock, overlaid with a Pirate Week banner featuring a skull and crossbones graphic.

Infographic titled Pirates Throughout History showing a world map with highlighted regions of major pirate activity and a timeline of significant piracy events from ancient times to the 2010s, including notable pirates and key historical moments.

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Avast! Here be a trove of piratical treasures.

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An illustrated treasure map with a dotted red path, pirate ships, palm trees, and a skull-shaped rock, overlaid with a Pirate Week banner featuring a skull and crossbones graphic.

Pirate Week

Pirate treasure map.

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Patrick O'Neill Riley

Infographic titled Pirates Throughout History showing a world map with highlighted regions of major pirate activity and a timeline of significant piracy events from ancient times to the 2010s, including notable pirates and key historical moments.

Pirates Throughout History

The infographic shows where pirates have been active throughout history.

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Kenny Chmielewski and Patrick O'Neill Riley