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Pacific Ocean Currents
The arrows show the direction of ocean currents recorded by William Dampier while...
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New Guinea Birds
After leaving Australia, Dampier and his men reached the western coast of New...
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More Australian Plants
As Dampier studied the plants he encountered in Australia, he wrote that they were...
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Australian Plants
As soon as Dampier set foot in Australia, he began making observations and...
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Cerro Azul, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands
A giant tortoise subspecies (Geochelone nigra vicina) lives on Isabela Island in...
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Captain Kidd on His Ship
In 1697, aboard his ship Adventure Galley, Kidd captured his largest prize ever—a...
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Captain William Kidd
Captain Kidd had a license from Lord Bellomont, the governor of New England and New...
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Privateer definition
A privateer was a seaman with a license from his country's government to attack...
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Book Cover for Dampier's Account of his First Trip Around the World
This is the cover of the book William Dampier -- pirate and naturalist -- wrote...
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Dampier’s First World Voyage
This map shows the route of pirate and naturalist William Dampier’s first voyage...
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Map of Juan Fernandez Island
Dampier rescued Alexander Selkirk from Juan Fernandez island around 1708. Selkirk's...
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