The Story of the Barbary CorsairsLane-Poole, Stanley
History
The Story of the Barbary Corsairs
Lane-Poole, Stanley
Africa, North -- History -- 1517-1882; Pirates
THE FRENCH IN AFRICA. 1830-1881 301-310
French quarrel with Algiers, 301--Duperré's expedition, 302--Surrender
of Algiers and departure of the last Dey, 302--Cruelties in French
occupation of Algiers, 303--'Abd-el-Kādir leads the Arabs, 305--His
victories and reverses, 306--His submission and exile, 306--Subsequent
French policy in Algiers, 307--The invasion of Tunis, 307--Perfidy of
the French Government, 308--A reign of terror, 309.
INDEX. 311
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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ALGIERS, 1700 _Frontispiece_
GALLEON OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY 5
CARAVEL OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY 11
THE BARBARY PENINSULA 15
A MAP OF THE KINGDOMS OF BARBARY 17
TUNIS IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY 33
GALLEY OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY 37
JĪJIL, 1664 41
ALGIERS IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY 47
OBSERVATION WITH THE CROSSBOW 55
AN ADMIRAL'S GALLEY 63
GALLEASSE 69
ANDREA DORIA 79
TUNIS, 1566 87
COMPASS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY 99
OBSERVATION WITH THE ASTROLABE 104
GALLEY AT ANCHOR 107
SIEGE OF ALGIERS, 1541 115
CASTLE OF JERBA 125
SIEGE OF "AFRICA," 1390 129
GREEK FIRE 131
MEDIEVAL FIREARMS 132
MEDIEVAL PROJECTILES 132
SKETCH OF THE PORT OF MALTA IN 1565 152, 153
ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN A SPANISH GALLEON AND A DUTCH SHIP 165
ARABIC ASTROLABE (TWO POSITIONS) 170, 171
TUNIS IN 1573 183
SALĒ IN 1637 189
FIGHT OF THE "MARY ROSE" WITH ALGERINE PIRATES, 1669 197
GALLEY RUNNING BEFORE THE WIND 203
STAGES IN BUILDING A GALLEY 207
PLAN AND SECTIONS OF A GALLEY 209
HOLD OF A GALLEY 211
GALLEASSE OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY 227
ANCHOR 232
TORMENTS OF THE SLAVES 237
TORMENTS OF THE SLAVES 239
FATHERS OF THE REDEMPTION 249
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