of the 17th century shoemakers son who became a master of the cinque ports.It is the 2nd question in this weeks Times poser *where was I"Cheers.
2006-11-19 01:13:39 · 4 answers · asked by pllyryn 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Sounds like a bit of a trick question, he wasn't a master of the Cinque Ports, but a master of the ship "Cinque Ports".........and he was................
Alexander Selkirk, born Alexander Selcraig, (1676–13 December 1721) was a Scottish sailor who spent four years as a castaway on an uninhabited island; it is probable that his travails provided the inspiration for Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.
He was the son of a shoemaker and tanner in Lower Largo, Fife, Scotland.
At an early period he was engaged in buccaneer expeditions to the South Seas, and in 1703 joined famed privateer and explorer William Dampier on the galleon Cinque Ports as sailing master.
2006-11-19 01:25:06 · answer #1 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whose Name
2006-11-19 09:20:46 · answer #2 · answered by Mohamed 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alexander selkirk good luck with the comp
2006-11-20 11:58:41 · answer #3 · answered by eric j 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could it be Alexander Selkirk???
2006-11-19 09:27:25 · answer #4 · answered by braveheart321 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋