This images dates to 1912. It shows Sir Francis Drake and the caption reads: Sir Francis Drake. The First Englishman to Sail Round the World. It is based on an engraving attributed to Hondius. Jodocus Hondius (in Dutch: Joost de Hondt) was a Flemish engraver and cartographer. He was born in 1563 and died in 1612. Drake carried out the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580, and was the first to complete the voyage as captain while leading the expedition throughout the entire circumnavigation.
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This images dates to 1912. It shows Sir Francis Drake and the caption reads: Sir Francis Drake. The First Englishman to Sail Round the World. It is based on an engraving attributed to Hondius. Jodocus Hondius (in Dutch: Joost de Hondt) was a Flemish engraver and cartographer. He was born in 1563 and died in 1612. Drake carried out the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580, and was the first to complete the voyage as captain while leading the expedition throughout the entire circumnavigation.

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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Ivy Close Images

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UMG24A07_003

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Droits gérés

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49,0Mo (3,1Mo) / 29,8cm x 41,2cm / 3518 x 4866 (300dpi)

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16th century Sir Francis Drake Drake Hondius Jodocus Hondius Flemish engraver Flemish cartographer first Englishman to sail around world Elizabeth I Elizabeth Drake age of exploration circumnavigation of world circumnavigation English explorer English navigator age of conquest age of colonial expansion 1500s 16th century

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