William Dampier
William Dampier (baptised 5 September 1651;[1] died March 1715) was the first Englishman to explore parts of Australia. He was the first person to circumnavigate the world three times. On one voyage he rescued Alexander Selkirk, a sailor who may have inspired Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.
William Dampier | |
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 Portrait of Dampier holding his book, a painting by Thomas Murray (c. 1697–1698) | |
| Born | Baptised 5 September 1651 East Coker, Somerset, England |
| Died | March 1715 (aged 64) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Privateer and explorer |
| Known for | Exploring and mapping Australia, Circumnavigation |
William Dampier Media
The map of Dampier's voyage produced by Herman Moll (1697)
Map from Dampier's 1697 A New Voyage Round the World, with a star marking the "Miskito" coast
Australian plant life from Dampier's A Voyage to New Holland, published in 1703.
Engraving of Dampier's encounter with the storm off Aceh, in modern-day Indonesia, by Caspar Luyken.
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References
- ↑ Out of the Library. Perth, W.A.: National Library of Australia. 3 September 1933. p. 17, Sect. A. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58702944. Retrieved 7 February 2012.