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Map showing Francis Drake's Circumnavigation of the Globe, c1577-c1580. Creator: Unknown.

Map showing Francis Drake's Circumnavigation of the Globe, c1577-c1580. Creator: Unknown.

3-057-266 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Map showing Francis Drake's Circumnavigation of the Globe, late 16th century. 'La vraie description du voyage du sr. fransois draeck Chevalier lesquel estant acompaigne de cinq navires deux desquel il brula...'. Drake was the English admiral who circumnavigated the globe (1577-1580), played an important role in defeating the Spanish Armada (1588), and was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age.

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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Sir Francis Drake: British, English: Admiral, explorer, slave trader, politician
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  1. 60 00 00 N , 047 00 00 E
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5669x3165
File Size : 52,566kb

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  1. Shelfmark ID: Maps C.2.a.7(I)
  1. 1280000781
  1. 3-057-266
  1. 3057266

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