Sujet

'Drake Climbed the Tree', c1929. Creators: Howard Davie, Harry Payne, Sir Francis Drake.

Légende

'Drake Climbed the Tree', c1929. '...the guides pointed out a tree on the dividing ridge, from the top of which they said a view could be obtained of both the North and the South Seas. According to his grandson, [Francis] Drake climbed the tree and besought Almighty God of His goodness to give him life and leaved to sail once in an English ship on that sea. Proceeding they sacked Venta Cruz and intercepted several convoys of mules...laden with silver weighing nearly thirty tons'. English pirates in South America during the 16th century. From "Heroic Deeds of Great Men", by C. Sheridan Jones and Alfred Miles, illustrated by Howard Davie and Harry Payne [Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, London, c1929]

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM25A06_286

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

280,7Mo (4,0Mo) / 80,9cm x 87,0cm / 9554 x 10270 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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