A svmmarie and trve discovrse of Sir Frances Drakes West Indian voyage. Wherein were taken, the townes of Saint Iago, Sancto Domingo, Cartegena, and Saint Augustine
Summary
"Begun by Captaine Bigges, who ended his life in the said voyage ... afterwards finished (as I thinke) by his Lieutenant Maister Croftes or some other."--Dedication by T. Cates (i.e. Thomas Gates).
"The second English edition, published the same year as the first."--H.P. Kraus. Sir Francis Drake; a pictorial biography, 1970, p. 199, no. 22.
Device of R. Field on t.p.
First leaf blank except for signature: A.
STC 3057
Kraus, H.P. Sir Francis Drake, no. 22
L.C. copy lacks the 4 maps. DLC
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
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drake francis
travel
west indies
west indies expedition
explorers
great britain
biography
america
sir
the kraus collection of sir francis drake
rare book and special collections division
walter bigges
croftes
thomas gates
hans and hanni kraus sir francis drake collection library of congress
sir frances drakes west indian voyage
saint iago
saint augustine
trve discovrse
sancto domingo
high resolution
geography
travel and description
Date
01/01/1589
Location
america
Source
Library of Congress
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Public Domain