Port royal

Port Royal was a town situated at the end of Palisadoes in Jamaica. Founded by the English, a garrison of the British Royal Navy maintained a presence at the bustling harbor town. Stretching back from the harbor, shops jostle for space with Port Royal's many taverns. During the 17th century, the city was a popular place for buccaneers, eventually becoming the major center of piracy in the Caribbean, though that situation would change in later years. Wealthy and civilized, Port Royal's air…

We have had accounts from several parts of the Island, of the mischiefs done by the Earthquake. From St Anne's we hear of 1,000 acres of woodland changed into the sea and carrying with it whole plantations. But no place suffered like Port Royal; where the streets (with inhabitants) were swallowed up by the opening of the Earth, which then shutting upon them, squeezed the people to death. And in that manner several were buried with their heads above ground; only some heads the dogs have…

Port Royal was a town situated at the end of Palisadoes in Jamaica. Founded by the English, a garrison of the British Royal Navy maintained a presence at the bustling harbor town. Stretching back from the harbor, shops jostle for space with Port Royal's many taverns. During the 17th century, the city was a popular place for buccaneers, eventually becoming the major center of piracy in the Caribbean, though that situation would change in later years. Wealthy and civilized, Port Royal's air…

Pictures of the set of pirates of the Caribbean 1 filmed in Saint Vincent.

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Sunken Pirate City at Port Royal – Port Royal, Jamaica - also known as The most wicked city in the world

Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."

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“I just published this historical inspired Port Royal city and region map over on Patreon. You might remember it from the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie, but it was a real, fascinating place. In 1692 it was destroyed by a massive earthquake and three tidal waves...”