Third Circumnavigation
Dampier was engaged in 1708 by the privateer Woodes Rogers as sailing master on the Duke. This voyage was more successful: Selkirk was rescued on 2 February 1709, and the expedition amassed nearly £200,000 (over £20,000,000 in 2009) of profit. However, Dampier died in London on 8 March 1715, at the age of 63, before he could receive his share. The location of his grave is unknown.
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