EXTRACTS: Pirates! Illustrators Special Edition © 2020 The Book Palace (128 PAGES in Full edition)

54 In the British magazine Look and Learn , many of these pirates were por‐ trayed by some of the best Britsh artists of the day, such as Ron Embleton , James E. McConnell, Peter Jackson and Graham Coton, to name just a few. Avast ye swabs! Raise the Black Flag! Over the side! Boarders away! It’s cut‐ lasses now, men! Text continued from page 43 ABOVE: The Treasure Hunters , ink, wash and white gouache on paper by Roger Payne, 1976. Illustration from Look and Learn No. 735, 14 February 1976. The image represents Blackbeard and his pirates hiding their treasure.