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William Dampier (1652-1715). An English buccaneer and explorer. He explored the coasts of Australia, New Guinea, New Britain, and New Ireland, giving his name to the Dampier Archipelago and the Dampier Strait.
Jules Verne, The Exploration of the World (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1879) 411. ("Ah! Dampier, you would have afforded them but a sorry meal.")
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