Sea Witch, The

Anne Bonny was an infamous woman pirate in the early years of the 18th Century. She cut a wide swath from the Carolina shore through the Caribbean and the West Indies to Lake Maracaibo on the Venezuelan coast.

In November 1720, when their stolen ship William was overtaken by the British Navy, Calico Jack and the male crew meekly surrendered leaving Anne Bonny and another female pirate, Mary Read, to fight on alone. After her capture, Anne was given permission to see Calico Jack in prison before his hanging, and she is reported to have said, "Had you fought like a man, you need not have been hanged like a dog."

Though she was arrested and jailed at that time, there is no record of what happened to Anne Bonny – there are only rumors.

County Cork: The birthplace of Anne Bonny on the southern coast of Ireland

Nassau: Largest city in the Bahama islands and a homeport for many pirates

Merchantmen: commercial sailing ships that were frequently targeted by pirates

Lake Maracaibo: a Venezuelan lake protected from the Caribbean Sea by a strait

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