Book Cover for Dampier's Account of his First Trip Around the World

This is the cover of the book Dampier wrote about his first trip around the world.
(Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Washington, D.C.)

This is the cover of the book William Dampier -- pirate and naturalist -- wrote about his first trip around the world, one of four that he eventually made and described in a series of bestselling books. Read more about this out-of-the-ordinary pirate!

Tags: Naturalist Maritime history