“But to proceed with our own affairs: It was the 18th day of May, about 10 a clock in the morning, when we weighed anchor from the Bay of Campeachy.”

About William Dampier

Explorer • English

William Dampier was an English explorer, naturalist, and privateer who became the first person to circumnavigate the globe three times. His meticulous journals and hydrographic surveys were invaluable, greatly...