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Record Nr.

UNISA996390704803316

Autore

Drake Francis, Sir, <d. 1637.>

Titolo

The vvorld encompassed by Sir Francis Drake [[electronic resource] ] : being his next voyage to that to Nombre de Dios formerly imprinted; 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, both for the honour of the actor, but especially for the stirring vp of herock spirits, to benefit their countrie, and eternize their names by like noble attempts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed [by G. Miller] for Nicholas Bourne and are to be sold at his shop at the Royall Exchange, 1628

Descrizione fisica

[4], 108 p. [2] plates : port., map

Altri autori (Persone)

FletcherFrancis <16th cent.>

Soggetti

Voyages around the world

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Compiler's dedication signed: Francis Drake.

Printer's name from STC.

The portrait comes in two versions: (1) signed by Robert Vaughan, with English verses beginning "The worlde suruaied .."; (2) an anonymous copy in reverse, with Latin verse beginning "Drake perorati novit ..".

The role of Sir Francis Drake (the nephew) as compiler has been disputed: see Wagner, Henry R.  Sir Francis Drake's voyage around the world. San Francisco, 1926, p. 286.

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113