Jolly Roger - Gallery

Gallery

The gallery below showing pirate flags in use from 1693 (Thomas Tew's) to 1724 (Edward Low's) appears in multiple extant works on the history of piracy. All the secondary sources cited in the gallery below are in agreement except as to the background color of Every's flag.


  • A pirate flag used by Edward Low.

  • A pirate flag often called the "Jolly Roger." This flag is usually attributed to Blackbeard. Similar to flags reportedly flown by Edward Lowe and Francis Spriggs

  • Although referred to as "John Quelch" flag, in fact it is closer to the description of Pirate flag of John Phillips.

  • Walter Kennedy's Jolly Roger ensign (which was identical to the flag of Jean Thomas Dulaien).

  • Roberts' first flag shows him and Death holding an hourglass.

  • Roberts' new flag showed him standing on two skulls, representing the heads of a Barbadian and a Martinican.

  • Jolly Roger flown by Calico Jack Rackham.

  • Flag flown by "Black Sam" Bellamy and Edward England's mainmast flag.

  • Traditional depiction of Stede Bonnet's flag.

  • Flag of pirate Christopher Condent.

  • Popular version of Henry Every's Jolly Roger. Reportedly, Every also flew a version with a black background.

  • Black Version of Henry Every Flag.

  • Flag of Christopher Moody.

  • Possible flag of Thomas Tew.

  • Richard Worley's flag.

  • Emanuel Wynn's flag.

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