William Dampier: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Anton Gill, The Devil’s Mariner: A Life of William Dampier, Pirate and Explorer, 1651–1715 (1997); William Dampier, A New Voyage Round the World (1697, reissued 1998); Diana Preston and Michael Preston, A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer: The Life of William Dampier (2004).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Feb 25, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 28, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Museum, Australia - Arrival of English explorer William Dampier. | Aug 15, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Western Australia Museum - Voyages of Grand Discovery - William Dampier. | Mar 11, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Flinders Ranges Research - The South Seas Voyages of William Dampier. | Aug 01, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: H2g2 - Biography of William Dampier. | Sep 12, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: h2g2 - Biography of William Dampier. | May 27, 2009 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Oct 30, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Biography of William Dampier. | Oct 24, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 27, 1999 |
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