| Show seaman Is remembered as rescuer of crusoe william dampier Is one of the most extraordinary figures la in the story of exploration he was waa a great navigator and a great explorer but he be was also a buccaneer with a reputation for cruelty hla his name Is remembered for two reasons first because he was undoubtedly the first english seaman to set eyes on australia and the first explorer to do any hydrographical surveys there secondly while bucca he took part in some 0 of f the most amazing exploits of the so called brethren of the coast crossed the isthmus of darlen darien and was arese prese present at at the sacking ipg of santo santa marta twice the government sent dampier to the south seas the second time he returned poor and wrote a vindication 11 and lived to sail again on the famous voyage that thrilled the world by the rescue of alexander selkirk the tailor bailor who was marooned on juan fernandez island and became immortal as robinson crusoe montreal family herald |
