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References

* Carlquist, Gunnar, red (1933). Svensk uppslagsbok. Bd 16. Malmö: Svensk Uppslagsbok AB. sid. 776 {{DEFAULTSORT:Lambert-Wenman, Jonas 1665 births 1732 deaths Swedish pirates Privateers 17th-century pirates 18th-century pirates 18th-century Swedish people People from the Swedish Empire