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This is the cover of the book Dampier wrote about his first trip around the world.
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Book Cover for Dampier's Account of his First Trip Around the World

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This watercolor painting shows William Dampier venturing into the unknown aboard a pirate ship.
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Dampier on the High Seas

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A sea monster attacks a wooden ship
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Sea Monsters of an Early Atlas

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Unloading the Day’s Catch in Senegal
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Unloading the Day’s Catch

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Why Do We Explore the Ocean?

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King Manuel of Portugal rides a sea creature
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Political Props

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Pirates Ann Bonny and Mary Read. After their capture, they were granted stays of execution because of their conditions.
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Bonny and Read in Jamaica

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Pirates capture the imagination of dreamers of all ages.
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Pirate reflection in mirror

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This ivory sculpture from Point Barrow, Alaska, represents Kikámigo, a guardian spirit, holding a whale in each hand.
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Inupiat Guardian Spirit

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A giant squid attacks a boat in a painting.
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Giant Squid Myth

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In 1874, Reverend Moses Harvey of Newfoundland bought a dead giant squid caught by fishermen.
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Rev. Harvey Buys a Giant Squid

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The arrows show the direction of ocean currents recorded by William Dampier while crossing “La Grande Mer du Sud”—the Pacific Ocean.
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Pacific Ocean Currents

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