This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Pirates and Earthquakes Ripple Across Algarve Coast
From Lisbon to Munich and Edinburgh reports detail Sallee corsairs taking prizes near Lagos and a Brazilian bound ship Jadec with most aboard killed or enslaved. An Algarve earthquake damaged houses near Vila Nova and Portimão while the Elector of Cologne's party hunted boars on Lake Amelia, killing over 150 in two hours. Edinburgh notes the brig Three Brothers ran aground off Argyleshire in fog, with crew surviving after seeking land amid rocks and sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Brazil
Lagos
Algarvez
Villanova
Portiman
Munich
Cologn
Amelia
M. Gailiers
Edinburgh
Fland Gigha
Argylshire
Benjamin Kiertead
New York
Funehall
Madeira
London
S. W
Ireland
Gigha
Kintyre