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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 Māori woman in a navy blue fleece holds the skull of a beaked whale
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Tohunga Tohorā’s Intuition Reveals New Whale Species

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a profile and top down view of a kayak
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Kayak Profile

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Two sailing canoes float on open water, with islands spotting the horizon. The canoe hulls are orange along the bottom half and white along the top, with brightly colored sails.
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Voyaging Canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia

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A sea pig illustration on an old map
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Sea Swine

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An 1874 photo of a squid draped over a bathtub.
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First Giant Squid Photo

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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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Captain William Kidd
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Captain Kidd on His Ship

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

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As these models show, traditional canoes came in a variety of shapes and designs.
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Varieties of Canoes

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Pirates divide up the riches they plundered. Most pirates abided by their own codes of conduct, and life aboard pirate ships was more democratic than that on naval ships of the time. Watch a slide show about legendary pirates from the Golden Age of Pirates.
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Pyle's "The Sacking of Panama"

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