William Dampier, English buccaneer, sea captain, author and scientific observer handicapped the penultimate King of Burma

the penultimate King of Burma

but bare-footed and without breeches and in his hand he carries a petition for place or pension

foregrounding the approach by bridge

including a windmill

Moment of Truth World Tour 1988

William Dampier, English buccaneer, sea captain, author and scientific observer handicapped the penultimate King of BurmaWilliam Dampier, English buccaneer, sea captain, author and scientific observer, (1879). Dampier (1652 1715) mapped the coasts of New Guinea and Western Australia (then known as New Holland) in 1699 1700. He was the first English explorer to see Australia. A print from The History of Australasia, by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879.