Marine life observed by William Dampier (1651-1715) Exford The giantess Britannia holding Charles

The giantess Britannia holding Charles James Fox above her head and grasping Lord North around the neck

On 2nd June

Interior view of Billingsgate fish market

the British fleet had been sent to Besika Bay

Marine life observed by William Dampier (1651-1715) Exford The giantess Britannia holding CharlesTwo studies of marine creatures observed by William Dampier during his voyage to Australia [New Holland] in 1699. Figure 1 [inscribed 'F. 2'] captioned: 'The Dolphin of the Antients taken near the Line, called by our seamen a Porpus.' Figure 2 [Inscribed 'F7'] captioned: 'A Dolphin as it is usually called by our seamen, taken in the open Sea.' [the Dolphinfish or Mahi mahi, Coryphaena hippurus] Plate 2 facing p. 113 in: A voyage to New Holland, &c. In