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	William Dampier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dampier was born at East Coker in Somerset and went to sea at the age of 16.
		Capt Dampier's new voyage to New Holland andc in 1699
		Dampier was engaged in 1708 by the privateer Woodes Rogers as sailing master on the Duke.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Dampier (1138 words)

	Printable Version on Encyclopedia.com
		Dampier was made a naval officer and commanded an expedition (1699-1701) to Australia, New Guinea, and New Britain (which he discovered to be an island and named).
		Dampier subsequently commanded an unsuccessful privateering expedition (1703-7) in the course of which Alexander Selkirk was voluntarily marooned.
		Dampier had a wide-ranging impact on future generations: his navigational methods influenced both Captain James Cook and Admiral Horatio Nelson, while his scientific observations effected the theories of both Alexander von Humboldt and Charles Darwin.
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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.
		Dampier knew this was not a good judgement, so plans were redrawn to use the traditional Dutch route around Africa and across the Indian Ocean to the western side of the continent.
		Dampier was optimistically confident there existed a passageway to the great South Sea (Pacific Ocean) from where he stood at the westerly portion of the north coast of Australia, bearing to the south and east.
	www.muffley.net /pacific/dampier/dampier.htm (1239 words)

	WILLIAM DAMPIER - LoveToKnow Article on WILLIAM DAMPIER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In March 1688 they were off Sumatra, and in May off the Nicobars, where Dampier was marooned (at his own request, as he declares, for the purpose of establishing a trade in ambergris) with two other Englishmen, a Portuguese and some Malays.
		In 1703-1707 Dampier commanded two government privateers on an expedition to the South Seas with grievous unsuccess; better fortune attended him on his last voyage, as pilot to Woodes Rogers in the circumnavigation of 1708-1711.
		See Dampiers New Voyage Round the World (1697); his Voyages and Descriptions (1699), a work supplementary to the New Voyage; his Voyage to New Holland in.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /D/DA/DAMPIER_WILLIAM.htm (1054 words)

	History of Tattoo - Part One
		William of Poitiers who recorded the battle, noted that Harold was stripped of all regalia and could not be identified by his face, only by his body markings.
		William Dampier was born in Somerset, England and at an early age he wanted to see the world.
		William Bligh (1754-1817) was Sailing Master on Cook’s second voyage to the Pacific sailing from Plymouth, England on July the 13th 1771, and on this trip Bligh did indeed make his name by discovering the Breadfruit, gaining the nickname Breadfruit Bligh.
	www.tattoo.co.uk /history.htm (5761 words)

	Athena Review 1,2: New World Voyages of William Dampier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		William Dampier (1652-1715), British explorer and sea captain, is one of the most highly regarded map-makers and navigators of all time.
		Dampier was born in Somersetshire, England and went to sea by age 16.
		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.
	www.athenapub.com /damp1.htm (307 words)

	Pyramid: Supporting Cast: William Dampier, Pirate Scientist
		Dampier was court-martialed on returning to England; he was acquitted of any fault in the loss of the ship, but complaints about his treatment of the ship's officers led to his removal from the Navy.
		William Dampier would be a good recruit for the Infinity Patrol, as his wide-ranging habits and keen powers of observation make him uniquely suited to spot Centrum incursions.
		William Dampier's first two voyages around the world are fairly well-documented in his books and the log of the HMS Roebuck.
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	Voyages: Dampier
		William Dampier, an orphan of Weymouth, England, spent twelve and a half years as a pirate, plundering ships in the West Indies and Central America, and eventually making his way across the Pacific to the Philippines, the East Indies, and Australia.
		Dampier may have been a buccaneer, but he was such an astute observer of people, places, and natural history that his works are often included with the publications of more explicitly scientific expeditions.
		Dampier spent nine weeks on the west coast of Australia during his first voyage, and is considered to be the first Englishman to go there.
	www.lhl.lib.mo.us /events_exhib/exhibit/exhibits/voyages/dampier.shtml (187 words)

	William Dampier: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Dampier was born near Yeovil (Yeovil: yeovil is a town in south somerset, england, on the a30 and a37 roada37....
		Dampier (Dampier: dampier is a major industrial port in the north-west of western australia, located at...
		Bligh: william bligh (september 9, 1754 - december 7, 1817) was an officer of the...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/william_dampier (476 words)

	William Dampier: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		William Dampier (August,1651 - March,1715) was a controversial English explorer, EHandler: no quick summary.
		Dampier is a major industrial port in the north-west of western australia, located at 20.7° south 116.7° east....
		William bligh (september 9, 1754 - december 7, 1817) was an officer of the british royal navy and colonial administrator....
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	§1. William Dampier. VII. The Literature of Travel, 1700–1900. Vol. 14. The Victorian Age, Part Two. The ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Thus, in Dampier’s Journals or Cook’s Narrative or Darwin’s Voyage of the Beagle, since the very nature and purpose of these books stamp them as faithful records, any flaw in accuracy would be a literary flaw.
		William Dampier, sailor, logwood-cutter, buccaneer or pirate, privateer and explorer, may be regarded as the pioneer of modern travellers.
		Dampier was afterwards tried by court-martial for cruelty to his lieutenant, was found guilty and declared unfit to command a king’s ship.
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	Powell's Books - A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: The Life of William Dampier: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer by Diana ...
		Dampier was the first Briton to reach Australia, 80 years before Cook, and he later led the first formal expedition of science and discovery, to Australia.
		A Pirate of Exquisite Mind restores William Dampier to his rightful place in history — one of the pioneers on whose insights our understanding of the natural world was built.
		The authors draw heavily on the books and articles Dampier published about his adventures, and they include the most mundane of details ('The buccaneers sailed on, pausing to bury at sea one of their number, who apparently expired of high fever exacerbated by hiccups brought on by a drinking bout at La Serena').
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	William Dampier Biography / Biography of William Dampier Biography
		William Dampier was born the son of a Somerset farmer in June 1652.
		Dampier recorded details of his amazing adventures along with navigational data in a diary on which he based A New Voyage round the World (1697) and Voyages and Descriptions (1699).
		Dampier died in London in March 1715 before receiving his share of the expedition's spoils.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-william-dampier (500 words)

	William Dampier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Early in January 1688, with Dampier as crew, the English pirate ship Cygnet was beached on the northwest Australian coast, somewhere in the vicinity of King Sound in Western Australia.
		Whilst the ship was being repaired Dampier took notes about the voyage and things he had seen and published them when he returned to England.
		Unfortunately the ship sunk on the way home and although Dampier and all his crew were rescued many of his papers were lost.
	www.cap.nsw.edu.au /bb_site_intro/stage2_modules/who_was_first/william_dampier.htm (214 words)

	William Dampier
		After six months drunkenness and debauchery in the Philippines, the majority of the crew, including Dampier, left Swan and thirty-six others behind in Mindanao, cruised (1687-88) from Manila to Pulo Condore, from the latter to China, and from China to the Spice Islands and New Holland (the Australian mainland).
		In 1703-07 Dampier commanded two government privateers on an expedition to the South Seas with grievous unsuccess; better fortune attended him on his last voyage, as pilot to Woodes Rogers in the circumnavigation of 1708-11.
		On the former venture Alexander Selkirk, the master of one of the vessels, was marooned at Juan Fernandez; on the latter Selkirk was rescued and a profit of nearly £200,000 was made.
	www.nndb.com /people/943/000096655 (1006 words)

	University of Delaware: TWO HUNDRED YEARS BEFORE THE MAST: Circumnavigations
		William Dampier, soldier, buccaneer, pirate, British navy captain, and hydrographer, was also among the most influential of travel writers.
		Dampier completed his first circumnavigation between 1679 and 1691, in the course of which he was part of the first group of Englishmen to land in New Holland (Australia).
		Dampier was given command for two more voyages, one to New Holland in 1699, and the other his second circumnavigation 1703 -1706, in the course of which he was present for Alexander Selkirk's voluntary abandonment on Juan Fernandez Island.
	www.lib.udel.edu /ud/spec/exhibits/voyages/circum.htm (1471 words)

	Ø Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine \| William Dampier \| Buccaneer of exquisite mind New Holland pirate ...
		Evelyn recorded their meeting, writing of Dampier’s ‘very strange adventures’ which were ‘very extraordinary and his observations very profitable.’ He described Dampier as ‘a famous buccaneer’ and ‘a more modest man than one would imagine.’ Evelyn considered Dampier such a ‘great traveler’ and ‘illustrious person’ that he recommended a medal be struck in his honor.
		Dampier was more than an influential writer, he enriched the English language to an extraordinary degree and is cited more than a thousand times in the
		Dampier's account, the first known of the indigenous people of Australia, is not at all flattering and reveals more of the xenophobic Dampier than it does of his fellow human beings:
	www.wilsonsalmanac.com /william_dampier.html (1426 words)

	A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer: The Life of William Dampier by Diana Preston, Search ...
		Dampier's adventures and observations ignited the imagination of a generation, but today his name is largely unknown.
		William Dampier was the only "pirate" to have had his portrait made.
		William Dampier was a scientist, pioneer and writer whose influence is still being felt today, despite the fact that he is less remembered than many of the other bold thinkers of his time.
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	William Dampier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		William Dampier (1652 – March, 1715) was a English explorer, sea captain, and scientific observer.
		Dampier made his way to Virginia, where in 1683 he joined a privateer named Cook.
		In 1699 Dampier was given the command of HMS Roebuck with a commission to explore Australia and New Guinea.
	www.grandpapencil.com /austral/dampier.htm (931 words)

	Discoverers Web: William Dampier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		William Cecil Dampier (1652?-1715) was an English buccaneer, and the first Englishman to visit Australia.
		Dampier and the rest of the pirates sailed south to New Holland, as Australia was known at the time.
		Dampier sailed to Australia and followed the northwest coast, studying the country, then went north to New Guinea because scurvy threatened to break out.
	www.win.tue.nl /~engels/discovery/dampier.html (360 words)

	Books : A Pirate of Exquisite Mind : Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer: The Life of William Dampier at Connected Globe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		At a time when surviving one voyage across the Pacific was cause for celebration, Dampier ultimately journeyed three times around the world; his bestselling books about his experiences were a sensation, influencing generations of scientists, explorers, and writers.
		Dampier reached Australia 80 years before Cook, and he later led the first formal expedition of science and discovery there.
		Dampier journeyed three times around the world at a time when one circumvention was cause of celebration,...
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	Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo: History / William Dampier...
		Dampier was born in Somersetshire, England in 1652.
		Dampier led several voyages of mapping and exploration around the world and in Mexico and Central America, its is in one of them that he visited
		After his rescue by the vessel "Duke" under the command of Capt. Woodes Rogers which was part of Dampier's fleet, he returned to his native Largo and in 1712 he continued his career as a sailor.
	www.ixtapa-zihuatanejo.com /info/historia2wd.htm (495 words)

	William Dampier
		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.
		Dampier was made a naval officer and commanded an expedition (1699–1701) to Australia, New Guinea, and New Britain (which he discovered to be an island and named).
		Dampier subsequently commanded an unsuccessful privateering expedition (1703–7) in the course of which Alexander
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0814578.html (326 words)

	William Dampier
		Captain William Dampier, in charge of the vessel, was court-martialled on arrival back in England on account of a mutiny which had previously taken place on the Roebuck.
		Using Dampier’s account of the disaster, his anchorage a certain distance from the island and area of landing, the expedition was able to recreate the scene.
		Fortunately, the wind conditions were similar on the day of their arrival to those which Dampier had experienced, allowing them to get equally close into the shores of Ascension Island.
	www.researchthepast.com /william_dampier.htm (382 words)

	Athena Review 1,2: William Dampier on the Miskito Indians
		The following account by William Dampier from A New Voyage Round the World (first published in London, 1697) dates from 1681, when he and his shipmates, including several Miskito Indians, landed on the south coast of Panama (then called Darien).
		Dampier pays high respect to the fishing and harpooning skills of the Miskito, and also provides a few observations on their social customs and farming methods.
		This is one of the very earliest descriptions of the Miskito Indians (called the Moskito by Dampier), a composite group of tribes and descendents of runaway slaves living along the Caribbean coastline of Honduras and Nicaragua, a region called the Miskito Coast.
	www.athenapub.com /damp2.htm (1047 words)

	William Dampier
		DAMPIER, William, navigator, born in East Coker, Somersetshire, about 1652; the place and date of his death are unknown.
		Early in life he was left an orphan, when he was taken from school and placed on board of a vessel bound for Newfoundland, and on his return he engaged as a common sailor on a vessel sailing for the East Indies.
		Dampier continued cruising in East Indian waters for several years, until he landed at Bencoolen, where he acted as a gunner in the English fort.
	www.famousamericans.net /williamdampier (784 words)

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