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Bartholomew Roberts is one of four pirate captains mentioned in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. In it, Long John Silver says that the surgeon who amputated his leg was one of Roberts' men:
Ο Βαρθολομαίος Ρόμπερτς (Bartholomew Roberts, 17 Μαΐου 1682 – 10 Φεβρουαρίου 1722), γεννηθείς με το όνομα Τζον Ρόμπερτς (John Roberts) ήταν Ουαλός πειρατής που έδρασε στην ευρύτερη περιοχή ανάμεσα στις Αμερικάνικες ακτές και τη Δυτική Αφρική την περίοδο 1719-1722.
18 Φεβ 2019 · The fishing grounds of Newfoundland and the Grand Banks proved to be a lucrative hunting ground for Bartholomew Roberts, who captured dozens of prizes during his piratical cruise there (Courtesy of The Stratford Archives).
7 Σεπ 2021 · Bartholomew Roberts, aka 'Black Bart' Roberts (c. 1682-1722), was a Welsh pirate and one of the most successful villains of the Golden Age of Piracy. Roberts plundered over 400 ships on both sides of the Atlantic during his infamous three-year career, far more than any other pirate of the period.
Bartholomew Roberts was, by count of ships captured, the singular most successful pirate in the Golden Age of Piracy. Over the course of just four years, he captured over 470 vessels, and struck fear into the hearts of merchant and military sailors alike.
10 Δεκ 2020 · Two years after Roberts was made captain he had accumulated over 51 million pounds worth of treasure and had taken close to 400 ships throughout the Americas, Africa and Europe. He was fearless in battle but good to his prisoners and fair to his crew.
Bartholomew Roberts was a pirate captain of a succession of ships—the “Royal Rover,” “Fortune,” “Royal Fortune,” and “Good Fortune”—who burned and plundered ships from the coasts of West Africa to the coasts of Brazil and the Caribbean and as far north as Newfoundland.
