A double-page map follows the routes of Bartholomew Roberts between 1719 and 1722, from the Caribbean to the Gulf of Guinea and from Brazil to Newfoundland.
The map accompanies the feature on Bartholomew Roberts, the Welsh pirate who, between 1719 and 1722, was one of the most feared in the Caribbean and the Atlantic. According to the magazine, he is estimated to have captured more than four hundred ships before he died in a clash with the British navy.
It appears on pages 100 and 101 of issue 31 of Historia National Geographic. It shows the Atlantic Ocean with the American, European and African coasts, and over it Roberts's routes, labelled with the years 1719, 1720, 1721 and 1722. Twelve numbered episodes, each with a short caption, mark the stages, from the attack on the island of Príncipe after he was chosen as commander to his death.
Zooming in reveals the ports and scenes of the raids. In Newfoundland you can read Canso, Ferryland and Trepassey. In the Caribbean there are Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico, along with Dominica, Saint Lucia and Carriacou. On the Gulf of Guinea you can make out Ouidah, Anomabo, Calabar and Cape Lopez. The map also shows the Viceroyalties of New Spain and Peru, Brazil and the European capitals.
At the edges of the page are the hilt of a sword and a pistol, both from the 17th century. Cartography by EOSGIS.
Published in Historia National Geographic no. 31, 2026-31
