English: An illustration of Benito de Soto's pirate ship, the Burla Negra ("Black Joke"), chasing the British merchant ship Morning Star.
Español: «La Burla Negra» dando caza a la fragata inglesa The Morning Star, primera víctima del pirata español Benito Soto (1805-1830). Grabado de Frederick Whymper (1838-1901).
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From page 96 of the 1887 book The Sea: its stirring story of adventure, peril & heroism., Volume 2. Uploaded by the British Library to Flickr here, and cropped to remove stray text.
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