See the fact file below for more information on the william dampier or alternatively, you can download our 23page william dampier worksheet pack to utilise. William dampier 16511715 was an english seaman and explorer who took part in a number of privateer voyages along the coasts of central america. So reads the memorial to englishman william dampier in the village of east coker, somerset, england, the place of his birth in 1651. Here is a partial list of our coloring printables available for download. Dampier died in london in march 1715 before receiving his share of the expeditions spoils. After participating in various trading and privateering ventures on both sides of central america he joined, in 1683, a group of buccaneers bound for the pacific by way of cape horn. William dampier 1652 march, 1715 was a english explorer, sea captain, and scientific observer. He was the first englishman to explore or map parts of new holland.
William dampier 1651 1715 was an english pirate, explorer and navigator who became the first englishman to explore parts of what is today australia, and the first person to circumnavigate the world three times. Dampier s book was so popular that the british admiralty gave him command of a ship, h. In may dampier testifies at a lawsuit in london for. Both of his parents died by the time he was 16 years old. William dampier was an explorer from around 1673 when he joined the royal navy until around 1711, when he completed his third circumnavigation of the globe. Arrival of english explorer william dampier national.
This page summarises records created by this person the summary includes a brief description of the collections usually including the covering dates of the collection, the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection. William dampier was the first person to circumnavigate the globe 3 times. Poor and illeducated and determined to make his fortune, he nonetheless had a passion for exploration and scientific research. After an unsuccessful attack on panama city, he joined a group of french and english pirates with whom. Perhaps that is why so many people have never heard this remarkable story of the pirate who collected plants. Explorers clipart williamdampierexplorerclipart1821. William dampier was an influential explorer, navigator and pirate and the first man to circumnavigate the globe three times. Knapton conceived the idea of issuing all his explorer volumes in one collection. Dampier definition and meaning collins english dictionary. He was the first englishman to explore or map parts of new holland and new guinea.
William dampier was an english buccaneer, sea captain, chronicler he kept a detailed journal of his travels, and scientific observer in the 17th century. Nov 21, 2006 although william dampier is often quoted as being a bold or brutal pirate, that is only half the story. William dampier 1651 1715 was an english pirate, explorer and navigator who became the first englishman to explore parts of what is today australia, and. Jim dampier has a record of an old bible where it is written by his great uncle that the uncles great grandfather was a seafaring man who went to sea and never returned. William dampier was an english explorer and navigator who became the first englishman to explore parts of what is today australia, and the first person to circumnavigate the world three times. William dampier 16511715, seaman and author, was baptized on 5 september 1651, the son of a tenant farmer of east coker, somerset, england. William dampier was an explorer, naturalist, author, hydrographer and pirate.
William dampier book also available for read online, mobi, docx and mobile and kindle reading. William dampier sailed the great southern pacific ocean four times, was the third englishman to circumnavigate the globe, was the first person to circumnavigate the globe three times, was the first person to visit six continents, captained englands first. Buccaneer, explorer, hydrographer and sometime captain of the ship roebuck in the royal navy of king william the third. William dampier explorer printable history of explorers printable. William dampier was an english explorer who was the first person to travel all the way around the world three times and also the first in england to have explored parts of australia. William dampier buccaneer, explorer, hydrographer and. Pc download to download the image select the download button or, right click image and select save picture as mac download to download the image, hold the mouse button down for few seconds and you will see a popup menu. William dampier, buccaneer who later explored parts of the coasts of australia, new guinea, and new britain for the british admiralty. There was also a spurious e at the start of one of the paragraphs. He served briefly in the third anglodutch war, worked on a jamaican sugar plantation and aboard merchant ships, before deserting his post to join a buccaneer fleet. He fought 1673 in the dutch war, managed a plantation in jamaica 1674, and then worked with logwood cutters in honduras 167578. Quotations by william dampier, english explorer, born july 10, 1908. Explorer and english pirate, born in 1652, in the village of east coker, county of somersetshire england, died in 1715.
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William dampier william dampier 1652 march, 1715 was a english explorer, sea captain, and scientific observer. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. In 1683, he joined a group of buccaneers on their way to the pacific and three years later joined the privateer ship cygnet, under the command of captain charles swan. Seventeenthcentury pirate genius william dampier sailed around the world three times when crossing the pacific was a major feat, was the first explorer to visit all five continents, and reached australia eighty years before captain cook. Dampier was actually a naturalist who travelled the seas and was the first man to circumnavigate the world twice, and then went on to do it a third time. Some books quote 1652 but this was a cousin also named william who was born to georges brother william sr. He fought 1673 in the dutch war, managed a plantation in. William dampier wikisource, the free online library. But he was never able to shake free of his association with pirates. William dampier english buccaneer and explorer date.
Dampier wrote several accounts of his voyages as a buccaneering explorer, which took him to south america, the east indies and australia. How explorer and pirate william dampier s comments on aboriginal people in 1697 set the tone for future sentiment. He has also been described as australias first natura. Mid this article has been rated as midimportance on the projects importance scale. Later on dampier s voyages took him to the indian ocean where he was marooned by his crew near sumatra. William dampier simple english wikipedia, the free. An account of dampier which notes both his achievements and defects is christopher lloyd, william dampier 1966. By the end of his life, william dampier was a recognized explorer and naturalist. William dampier kids britannica kids homework help. Download william dampier ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Explorer, naturalist, and buccaneer preston, diana, preston, michael on. William dampier son of george and ann dampier was born in 1651 at east corker, somerset, england. William dampier australian dictionary of biography. William dampier simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Accordingly, he first reprinted the three volumes of dampiers voyages omitting. He was important in the exploration of australia and other islands in the south pacific ocean. William dampier is within the scope of wikiproject australia, which aims to improve wikipedia s coverage of australia and australiarelated topics. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. Pirate, navigator, naturalist, and explorer posted on may 16, 2016 by megowanc 4 comments portrait of william dampier by thomas murray, oil on canvas, circa 16971698, courtesy of the national portrait gallery. Home clipart explorers william dampier explorer clipart1821 download directions pc download to download the image select the download. He had numerous adventures around central and south america and the pacific, and in 1688 spent a short time in northwest australia. He has also been described as australias first natural historian, as well as one of the most important british explorers of the period between sir. In august dampier joins the spanish expedition shipping, a privateering venture. The ship was operating as a private warship under the authority of the british. Though he has been largely forgotten, dampier was the most important english maritime adventurer of the seventeenth century.
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Murray public domain, via wikimedia commons captain dampier was an orphan who left home at an early age to pursue a naval career. Read download the buccaneer explorer pdf pdf download. These were produced from his own meticulous journals, miraculously preserved through years of adventures on the high seas. In this section you will find great clipart to download. William dampiers voyages william dampier, gerald norris on.
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