Map of William Dampier's voyage to Australia, 1699 mb-height 3357 but armed only with a

but armed only with a truncheon

November 24

could not produce a force to fight Britain

by Robert Seppings

Map of William Dampier's voyage to Australia, 1699 mb-height 3357 but armed only with aMap of the world from Brazil in the west, Australia [New Holland] and Japan in the east. With track of Dampier's voyage, commencing in England an ending at Ascension Island, marked by a dotted line. Dampier's landing site at Shark Bay, Australia is indicated. Frontispiece to volume 3 of the book: A collection of voyages, by William Dampier et. al., 4 volumes, (London, James and John Knapton, 1729). Illustrating A voyage to New Holland, &c. In the Year