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William Dampier : buccaneer explorer
1994008990Folio Society London ©1994 1994. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. xxii 268 14 leaves of plates : illustrations some color facsimiles maps portraits ; 26 cm ; OCLC 30545849 ; Dewey 910.45092 ; LC G246.D17 A3 1994 ; Maps on endpapers. - without slipcase ; pictorial gold and black cloth ; "By Diana Preston Michael Preston · 2010 Preview unavailable Learn more Overview Get the book Other editions More by author Similar books About this edition ISBN: 9781446429181 1446429180 Page count: 512 Published: December 14 2010 Format: ebook Publisher: Transworld Language: English Author: Diana Preston Michael Preston William Dampier 1651-1715 was an English adventurer and pirate who preyed on ships on the Spanish Main. Poor and ill-educated and determined to make his fortune he nonetheless had a passion for exploration and scientific research.Dampier was the first to map the winds and currents of the world's oceans; led the first recorded party of Englishmen to set foot on Australia - 80 years before Cook; wrote about Galapagos wildlife 150 years before Darwin who drew on Dampier's notes in his own work; was the first travel writer ; FINE <br/> <br/> Folio Society, London, ©1994 hardcover
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