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eskimos land a skin boat in the ice
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Siberian Yupik Eskimo Skin Boat

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Illustrations of fish and crab from New Guinea
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New Guinea Fish and Crab

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After leaving Australia, Dampier and his men reached the western coast of New Guinea on New Year’s Day 1700. There Dampier observed birds that he had never seen before, like the “stately land-fowl” shown here.
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New Guinea Birds

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Pirate captain Bartholomew Roberts dressed in embroidered coats and hats with feathered plumes, like an elegant gentleman.
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Portrait of Bartholomew Roberts

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This map shows the route of Dampier’s first voyage around the world.
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Dampier’s First World Voyage

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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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A Chevrolet Mako Corvette
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These Sleek, Sexy Cars Were All Inspired by Fish

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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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As Dampier studied the plants he encountered in Australia, he wrote that they were “for the most part unlike any I had seen elsewhere.” In fact, nearly all the plants Dampier observed were entirely unknown to botanists at that time.
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More Australian Plants

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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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Fish spears and traps placed in rivers are traditional ways of catching salmon.
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Catching Salmon

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Map depicting the archaeological excavation site at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada in 2009
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Archaeological Site Map of Hare Harbor

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