The being his next voyage to that to Nombre de Dios formerly imprinted Drake, Francis, Sir, -1637 Fletcher, Francis, active 16th century Hans and Hanni Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection (Library of Congress) text biography Biographies. enk monographic London N. Bovrne 1628 eng

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108 p. fold. map, port. 19 cm. This work of 1628 is the first edition of the earliest detailed account of the voyage around the world by Sir Francis Drake in 1577-80. It includes a frontspiece with a portrait of Drake and a double-globed map of the world. Drake's was the second successful circumnavigation, after that of Ferdinand Magellan in 1519-22. Setting out with five ships and 160 men, Drake used his voyage to attack Spanish shipping and search for new territories and maritime routes. This work is based on the notes of Francis Fletcher, who sailed with Drake, and was compiled by Drake's nephew. Drake himself is known to have kept a journal of the voyage, which he presented to Queen Elizabeth I, but this work has not survived. Fletcher was not very friendly to Drake, and someone - most likely Drake's nephew - appears to have edited Fletcher's account, as can be seen in a comparison between Fletcher's original (an unpublished version of which has survived and is in the British Library), and this account. Drake's voyage angered the Spanish, but it did much to broaden English knowledge about the world, paving the way for later explorations and marking an important step in Britain's rise as a naval and colonial power. World Digital Library. carefully collected out of the notes of Master Francis Fletcher, preacher in this imployment, and diuers others his followers in the same; offered now at last to publique view ... Compiled by Francis Drake, nephew of the Admiral. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Gift of Hans P. and Hanni Kraus. DLC e-uk-en Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596 Travel Explorers Great Britain Biography Voyages around the world Early works to 1800 G420.D7 A3 1628 910/.92/4 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/rbdk.d042 S105366 no. 42 7161 80513766 hdl:loc.rbc/rbdk.d042 DLC 810113 20250607150034.5 3257396 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208) eng