The Buccaneer Explorer: William Dampier's Voyages

by William Dampier

Book Overview

Dampier's observations and descriptions are as valid today as they were in the 17th century and this book is to be commended to anyone who is interested in the great early voyages of exploration. THE REVIEW

William Dampier 1651-1715] is the most remarkable seaman that England produced in the century and a half between Drake and Captain Cook. They each circumnavigated the world once; Dampier did so three times. He commanded the firstgovernment-funded...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843833646
• ISBN13: 9781843833642
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 321 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"