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Pewter flatware, often referred to as plates or dishes depending on their size, provide one of our best methods of dating the wreck site of Queen Anne’s Revenge, as well as one of our most palpable links
As you have been following along with us, you have probably become aware of the scarcity of goods made from precious metals found on Queen Anne’s Revenge.
Footwear has been considered a necessity throughout history and examples have been recovered from archaeological sites worldwide.
With the slow wrecking of Queen Anne’s Revenge, you wouldn’t expect much of value to be left on board and you would be absolutely right!
What do all of these things have in common?...Shoes. Shoe buckles have been around for centuries, their use and predominance changing with the fashion of the time.
Metal objects from the Queen Anne’s Revenge shipwreck site vary greatly in their make-up, condition and functional use.
On or around June 10, 1718, Blackbeard lost his Queen Anne’s Revenge at Topsail Inlet, present-day Beaufort, NC.
Medicine in the 18th century was quite different than in modern times.
On or about May 22, 1718, Blackbeard showed the world that he meant business, disrupting trade for a major colonial port and striking fear into the leadership of the colonies.
With 30 cannon, hundreds of cannonballs, and hundreds of thousands of pieces of lead shot so far recovered from Queen Anne’s Revenge it goes without saying that Blackbeard’s ship was well armed.