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Record Nr.

UNISA996383518303316

Titolo

Sir Francis Drake revived [[electronic resource]] : Who is or may be a pattern to stirre up all heroicke and active spirits of these times, to benefit their countrey and eternize their names by like noble attempts. Being a summary and true relation of foure severall voyages made by the said Sir Francis Drake to the West-Indies. Viz. His dangerous adventuring for gold and silver with the gaining thereof. And the surprizing of Nombre de dios by himselfe and two and fifty men. His encompassing the world. His voyage made with Chistopher Carleill, Martin Frobusher, Francis Knollis, and others. Their taking the townes of Saint Jago, Sancto Domingo, Carthagena and Saint Augustine. His last voyage (in which he dyed) being accompanied with Sir John Hawkins, Sir Thomas Baskerfield, Sir Nicholas Clifford, with others. His manner of buriall. Collected out of the notes of the said Sir Francis Drake, Mastet [sic] Philip Nichols, Master Francis Fletcher, preachers, and notes of divers other gentlemen (who went on the said voyages) carefully compared together

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Printed at London, : for Nicholas Bourne, dwelling at the South entrance of the royall Exchange, 1653. [i.e. 1652]

Descrizione fisica

[6], 87, [2], 108, 60 p. : port

Altri autori (Persone)

DrakeFrancis, Sir,  <d. 1637.>

NicholsPhilip <active 1562.>

FletcherFrancis <16th cent.>

BiggesWalter <d. 1586.>

R. D

Soggetti

Voyages and travels - Ocean travel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Preface signed: R.D.

"A Summarie and true discourse" is written by W. Bigges. Cf. BM; NUC pre-1956.

First and second accounts separately paged; third and fourth accounts continuously paged. The second, third and fourth accounts have special title pages with imprint: London : N. Bourne, 1652.

Imperfect: item at reel 122:1 lacks all but "A summarie and true



discourse of Sir Francis Drakes West-Indian voyage" and "A full relation of another voyage into the West Indies made by Sir Francis Drake"; item at reel 2414:12 lacks all but "The world encompassed by Sir Francis Drake."

Reproduction of original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery (reel 181:14), Thomason Collection, British Library (reel 122:1), and the Folger Shakespeare Library (reel 2414:12).

Nota di contenuto

Sir Francis Drake revived -- The world encompassed by Sir Francis Drake / collected out of the notes of Master Francis Fletcher -- A summarie and true discourse of Sir Francis Drakes West-Indian voyage -- A full relation of another voyage into the West Indies made by Sir Francis Drake.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0158