Author: CYGNET
Title: Swan River Booklets 8. The Story Of William Dampier. Pirate and King's Captain. The First Englishman to Land in Australia. [1688 - 1699].
Description: First Edition; 12 Sm. 8vo; pp. 16; b/w illustrations throughout; original stiff stapled wrappers; previous owner's name on inside of wrapper, staples have rusted, stains to front of wrapper and some pages, grey lead pencil writing to back of wrapper, a good copy. Perth, Swan River Press, n.d. (c. 1935) Each booklet in the series covers extremely interesting material overall providing early history of Western Australia and its discovery, settlement including Dampier's assessment of the flora, fauna and inhabitants including attempts to exchange old clothes for labour.

Keywords: Australian local history Perth Western Australia maritime discovery exploration cygnet William Dampier