Dampier's Monkey: The South Seas Voyages of William Dampier
- ISBN-10
- 1862547599
- ISBN-13
- 9781862547599
- Category
- Explorers
- Pages
- 545
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-01-01
- Publisher
- Wakefield Press
- Author
- Adrian Mitchell
Description
This title examines late-17th century ways of comprehending an ever-expanding world by re-evaluating the travel journals of buccaneer William Dampier. Also included in this volume is a transcript of Dampier's journal of his voyage in the South Seas from 1681 to 1691.
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