Showing results for
"All"
Filter
Content type
Article Type
Topics
Tags
Photo
Counting Mountains of Oysters
A longshoreman stands in front of a large pile of oyster shells on waterfront pier...
Photo
Map of Early European Whaling Region
For over a decade scientists have been investigating an early European whaling site...
Photo
Cyprus Shipwreck Discovery
This over 2,000-year-old shipwreck in Mazotas, Cyprus, was discovered in 2007. The...
Photo
Captain Bartholomew Roberts
Eventually, however, Bartholomew Roberts’ luck came to end. He was killed off the...
Photo
Robinson Crusoe Cover Painting by N.C. Wyeth
Dampier is credited with helping to rescue Alexander Selkirk, the privateer...
Photo
Pyle's "The Sacking of Panama"
Pirates divide up the riches they plundered. Most pirates abided by their own codes...
Photo
Map of Juan Fernandez Island
Dampier rescued Alexander Selkirk from Juan Fernandez island around 1708. Selkirk's...
Photo
New Guinea Bat
In 1699, accompanied by a shipboard artist, William Dampier conducted the first...
Photo
Pacific Ocean Currents
The arrows show the direction of ocean currents recorded by William Dampier while...
Photo
Cerro Azul, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands
A giant tortoise subspecies (Geochelone nigra vicina) lives on Isabela Island in...
Photo
Portrait of Bartholomew Roberts
Roberts dressed in embroidered coats and hats with feathered plumes, like an...
Photo