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Giving and account of the Author’s abode there\u003c\/em\u003e...by Lionel Wafer; within volume 3 of \u003cem\u003eA collection of voyages\u003c\/em\u003e..., by William Dampier et.al., 4 volumes, (London, James and John Knapton, 1729). Copy belonging to Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), President of the Royal Society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLionel Wafer (c.1640–1705) British surgeon and buccaneer was not a Fellow of the Royal Society. He embarked on an East India Company vessl in 1677 as an assistant surgeon and served a bried period as surgeon in Jamaica. Later joined a squadron of buccaneering vessels, where he met William Dampier (1651-1715). It was on an expedition with Dampier in 1681 that Wafer sustained an injury to his leg, which led to his being left in the Isthmus of Darien [Panama], living among the local Kuna people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Kuna, \u003cem\u003eGuna\u003c\/em\u003e, are a Chibchan-speaking Indian people who traditionally occupied the central region of what is now Panama and the neighbouring San Blas Islands. Formerly spelled Cuna. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginal: copperplate engraving. 1729","brand":"prodigi","offers":[{"title":"Fine art poster \/ XS: 30 x 20cm \/ none","offer_id":57886995710333,"sku":"GLOBAL-FAP-8X12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine art poster \/ S: 45 x 30cm \/ none","offer_id":57886995743101,"sku":"GLOBAL-FAP-12X18","price":22.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine art poster \/ M: 60 x 40cm \/ none","offer_id":57886995775869,"sku":"GLOBAL-FAP-16X24","price":28.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine art poster \/ L: 75 x 50cm \/ none","offer_id":57886995808637,"sku":"GLOBAL-FAP-20X30","price":39.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine art poster \/ XL: 90 x 60cm \/ none","offer_id":57886995841405,"sku":"GLOBAL-FAP-24X36","price":49.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine art poster \/ XXL: 150 x 100cm \/ none","offer_id":57886995874173,"sku":"GLOBAL-FAP-40X60","price":59.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Framed picture \/ XS: 40 x 30cm \/ none","offer_id":57886995906941,"sku":"MUS-CFPM-12X16","price":39.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Framed picture \/ S: 60 x 45cm \/ none","offer_id":57886995939709,"sku":"MUS-CFPM-18X24","price":49.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Framed picture \/ M: 75 x 50cm \/ none","offer_id":57886995972477,"sku":"MUS-CFPM-20X30","price":64.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Framed picture \/ L: 90 x 60cm \/ none","offer_id":57886996005245,"sku":"MUS-CFPM-24X36","price":89.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Framed picture \/ XL: 100 x 70cm \/ none","offer_id":57886996038013,"sku":"MUS-CFPM-28X40","price":114.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Postcard \/ Standard: 6 x 4in \/ Single","offer_id":57886996070781,"sku":"GLOBAL-POST-MOH-6X4","price":1.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Postcard \/ Standard: 6 x 4in \/ 10-pack","offer_id":57886996103549,"sku":"GLOBAL-POST-MOH-6X4-10","price":14.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Postcard \/ Standard: 6 x 4in \/ 20-pack","offer_id":57886996136317,"sku":"GLOBAL-POST-MOH-6X4-20","price":24.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Postcard \/ Large: 7 x 5in \/ Single","offer_id":57886996169085,"sku":"GLOBAL-POST-MOH-7X5","price":2.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Postcard \/ Large: 7 x 5in \/ 10-pack","offer_id":57886996201853,"sku":"GLOBAL-POST-MOH-7X5-10","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Postcard \/ Large: 7 x 5in \/ 20-pack","offer_id":57886996234621,"sku":"GLOBAL-POST-MOH-7X5-20","price":29.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Greetings card \/ Standard: 6 x 4in \/ Single","offer_id":57886996267389,"sku":"GLOBAL-GRE-MOH-6X4-BLA","price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Greetings card \/ Standard: 6 x 4in \/ 10-pack","offer_id":57886996300157,"sku":"GLOBAL-GRE-MOH-6X4-BLA-10","price":15.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Greetings card \/ Standard: 6 x 4in \/ 20-pack","offer_id":57886996332925,"sku":"GLOBAL-GRE-MOH-6X4-BLA-20","price":26.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Greetings card \/ Large: 7 x 5in \/ Single","offer_id":57886996365693,"sku":"GLOBAL-GRE-MOH-7X5-BLA","price":3.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Greetings card \/ Large: 7 x 5in \/ 10-pack","offer_id":57886996398461,"sku":"GLOBAL-GRE-MOH-7X5-BLA-10","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Greetings card \/ Large: 7 x 5in \/ 20-pack","offer_id":57886996431229,"sku":"GLOBAL-GRE-MOH-7X5-BLA-20","price":33.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2988\/4982\/files\/rs-9598.jpg?v=1772474211","url":"https:\/\/prints.royalsociety.org\/products\/portrait-of-lacenta-and-his-party-rs-9598","provider":"Royal Society Print Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}