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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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Engraving of pirate Captain Henry Morgan
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Henry Morgan

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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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As soon as Dampier set foot in Australia, he began making observations and collecting specimens of plants, which he carefully pressed between the pages of books to be studied by the “ingenious” and “curious” upon his return to England. As Dampier conducted his investigations, his artist made detailed sketches like these.
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Discoveries in Australia and New Guinea

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a man in a white hooded sweatshirt paddles in a skin boat kayak
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Kayaks Today

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a sculpture os a kayaker
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Kayaking

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King Manuel of Portugal rides a sea creature
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Political Props

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This illustration shows whalers of the early 1800s with their highly profitable catch.
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Whalers in the early 1800s

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Blackbeard’s flag showed a skeleton piercing a heart and toasting the devil.
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Blackbeard’s Pirate Flag

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During what is known as the Golden Age of Piracy, pirates reaped great rewards—and, if they were caught, faced terrible punishments. Here are some of the most legendary pirates of that time.
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Dividing Up the Treasure

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The coastline of American Samoa National Marine Sanctuary
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American Samoa National Marine Sanctuary

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Published in 1882 by Yale Professor A.E. Verrill, this is the first scientific illustration of a giant squid.
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First Scientific Illustration of Giant Squid

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