Not any less important to mention, the pirates hung out on a couple of those islands too, 3 sizes of cannons along with all the shot, if from one ship it must have been well armed. Don't have a clue yet at the moment what type of ship.
http://www.bahamasguru.com/island/crookedisland.php
In the far southeastern part of The Bahamas you’ll find a little known group of islands - Acklins, Crooked Island, Long Cay and Castle Island - as natural as they were when The Bahamas was first “discovered.”
Settled by American Loyalists in the late 1780s, when cotton plantations were the economical mainstay. Later the islanders earned a living through sponge fishing days and the salt industry, however nowadays the islanders eke out a small living with farming and fishing. Sprinkled like small jewels among the shallow waters of bonefish flats,
these islands once served as convenient bases for buccaneers and pirates.
Crooked Island Passage
Acklins is separated from Crooked Island by a lagoon known as the “Bight of Acklins” - more than 1,000 sq. miles of shallow water of Bonefish flats – the leeward side leads to the Crooked Island Passage, which has been a main route for steamships traveling from Europe to Central and South America, is referred to locally as ‘the going through’.
Beach
Among the hidden coves are beautiful beaches and a number of tiny villages with fanciful names like Rocky Point, Salina Point, Delectable Bay, Golden Grove, Goodwill, Snug Corner, Lovely Bay, Gun Point and Cripple Hill.
Caves
Crooked Island and Long Cay form the northwest part of the atoll system. The heady aroma of native herbs and flowers earned them the nickname “the fragrant islands.” Quiet and remote, an abundance of bird life thrives on the
cliffs and reefs around the islands and magnificent limestone caves pepper the coastline.
If the chests back then had as traditional the curved edge on top, then we might just have one here. Did a little more with the photos and the left side is square but the right section curves like a chest lid.
