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Ruins of the 18th-century bastion wall, which surrounds the Khotyn Fortress, Ukraine.

North Tower and Commandant's Tower of Khotyn Stronghold. Khotyn fortress, Ukraine.

In Rome, while the emperor was away, people would invoke Fortuna Redux (‘Home-Bringing Fortune’), a particular form of the goddess Fortuna who oversaw a return from a long or perilous journey. Fortuna Redux was first introduced in 19 BCE...

William Dampier's (1651-1715 CE) ship, HMBS Roebuck, landing in Shark's Bay, New Holland (Australia) in 1699 CE.

Illustration of Australian plants found in New Holland (Australia) by William Dampier (1651-1715) - from Dampier's book A Voyage to New Holland (1703).

Illustrations of fish off the coast of New Guinea in William Dampier's (1651-1715) book, A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland.

Map showing William Dampier's expedition along the west and northwest coast of New Holland (Australia) and the coasts of Timor, New Guinea and New Britain in 1699 aboard the HMS Roebuck.

"A complete map of the Southern Continent surveyed by Captain Abel Tasman (1603-1659 CE) and depicted by order of the East India Company in Holland in the Stadt House at Amsterdam, 1774 CE." The map shows the western mainland of Australia...

Tattooed Philippine prince Giolo (real name Jeoly) of Miangas, who became a slave in Mindanao, and was bought in 1690 CE by the English explorer and buccaneer-adventurer, William Dampier (1651-1715 CE).

Portrait of William Dampier (1651-1715 CE), English explorer, naturalist, and privateer. Painted c. 1697-1698 CE by Thomas Murray (1663-1734 CE).