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a dead whale sits ashore with other dead whales and wood buildings in the background
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Whaling in South Georgia

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Two of the 38th Voyagers sing on board the Charles W. Morgan as it travels to ports throughout New England.
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Singing Shanties on the Charles W. Morgan

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Blackbeard the Pirate engraving
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Blackbeard the Pirate

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One of several rowboats that were sunk in front of Lake Hotel at Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park in the early 20th century.
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Sunken Rowboat at Yellowstone National Park

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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 fisherman in Papua New Guinea shows his catch for a ceremonial feast. Communities there are successfully managing their local reefs by observing temporary fishing closures that end in time to celebrate the traditional feast.
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Celebratory Harvest in Papua New Guinea

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In Egypt, Dr. Jean-Daniel Stanley of the Smithsonian studies submerged ancient settlements.
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Underwater Archaeology

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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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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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Captain William Kidd at Gardiner's Island
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Captain William Kidd

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Engraving of pirate Captain Henry Morgan
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Henry Morgan

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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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