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Dampier, William
1651?–1715, English explorer and buccaneer. He fought (1673) in the Dutch War, managed a plantation in Jamaica, then worked with logwood cutters in Honduras (1675–78). After taking part in a buccaneering expedition against Spanish America (1679–81), he sailed from Virginia in 1683 on a piratical voyage along the coast of Africa, across the Atlantic, and around Cape Horn to prey on Spanish cities on the west coast of South America. [eng] |
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Discoverers Web: William Dampier
Differently from other pirates, Dampier's main reason for joining the profession was not a desire to get wealth, but simple curiosity. He already had joined in several buccaneering expeditions, when in 1686 he crossed the Pacific under captain Charles Swain on the Cygnet, after a period of roaming the South American west coast with little success. [eng] |
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William Dampier
William Dampier is credited as making the first substantive English contact with Nova Hollandia, however, he was not the first. In 1622 Trial wrecked at the not-found Trial Rocks. These rocks likely were in the coastal waters immediately north of the Monte Bello Islands in Western Australia. In 1681 the British ship London approached closely enough to the Abrolhos to permit her captain to sketch a constituent group of islands. In any event, Dampier, and the mission with which he was associated was first to land on the continent and make significant observations. [eng] |
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Athena Review 1,2: New World Voyages of William Dampier
William Dampier (1652-1715), British explorer and sea captain, is one of the most highly regarded map-makers and navigators of all time. Dampier's most unusual associate, however, was probably Alexander Selkirk, a member of the crew of the 1703 voyage who was marooned by his own wish on Juan Fernandez Island. Selkirk, whose story was retold by Daniel Defoe in Robinson Crusoe (1719), was eventually rescued by Dampier on his last voyage. [eng] |
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1Up Info - Dampier, William (Explorers, Travelers, And Conquerors) - Encyclopedia
1651?–1715, English explorer and buccaneer. He fought (1673) in the Dutch War, managed a plantation in Jamaica, then worked with logwood cutters in Honduras (1675–78). After taking part in a buccaneering expedition against Spanish America (1679–81), he sailed from Virginia in 1683 on a piratical voyage along the coast of Africa, across the Atlantic, and around Cape Horn to prey on Spanish cities on the west coast of South America. [eng] |
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