Privateers and piracy in the Pacific

Name: Privateers and piracy in the Pacific
Start: 2025-04-10T18:00:00+10:00
End: 2025-04-10T20:00:00+10:00
Location: Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2600

Thu Apr 10 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC+10:00

Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2600 | Canberra

Publisher/HostNational Library of Australia

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Join maritime historian Chris Maxworthy for an insightful lecture exploring the early interactions between colonial Australia, Peru and Chile.
In 2018, Chris unearthed a set of documents that pointed to a Spanish plan of attack on the young colony of New South Wales in 1796. Drawing from his research, Chris tells a fascinating narrative of this period that includes pirates, privateers and grand ideas!
Find out more and book here: https://www.library.gov.au/whats-on/events/privateers-and-piracy-pacific