As a privateer and explorer Dampier (1651-1715) circumnavigated the globe 3 times, sailed on the first 2 English expeditions to Australia, and wrote best-selling accounts of his travels. Hill 417, 420, 421.

A New Voyage Round the World . . . Second Edition Corrected. 5 engraved maps; extraneous portrait of Dampier tipped in facing title. [10], vi, 550, [4] pages. Title foxed, dampstaining in lower outer corner of opening leaves, worming in gutter toward beginning slightly affecting map of Central America, repaired clean tear with adhesive discoloration across map of the East Indies, portion torn from blank outer margin of 2L3. London: James Knapton, 1697.

A Voyage to New Holland. 15 engraved plates and maps. [24], 162, [14] pages, including ads at end. Dampstaining along bottom edges, text browned, engraved matter relatively clean, repair on verso of frontispiece map, G5 supplied from another copy. London: James Knapton, 1703. first edition.

A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland. 18 engraved plates and maps. [16], 198, [10] pages, including 2 leaves of ads. Dampstaining along bottom edges, occasional marginal soiling. London: W. Botham for James Knapton, 1709. first edition.