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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c. 1540 - 27 January 1595) was an English privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era. Queen Elizabeth I awarded Drake knighthood in 1581. He was second-in-command of the English...
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Roanoke Voyages and Sir Walter Raleigh's "Virginia" (1584 1603) [Pdf]
A slideshow explaining the history of Sir Walter Raleigh's expeditions to the New World, beginning with a 1578 voyage with his half-brother on a search for the Northwest Passage, followed by several expeditions to try to establish a...
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Sir Francis Drake
Read about Sir Francis Drake's attacks on the Spanish treasure ships and "silver trains" in the Caribbean and Central America.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake, an English pirate and navigator.
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Web Gallery of Art: Sir Francis Drake
An image of "Sir Francis Drake", created by Marcus the Younger Gheeraerts after 1590 (Oil on canvas).
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sir Francis Drake
First European visitor to Oregon
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sir Francis Drake
(1540-1596) An English privateer, navigator, politician, and civil engineer of the Elizabethan era.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sir Francis Drake
(1540-1506) Elizabethan seaman that fought in the Spanish Armada.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Hondius's Map of Drake's Route, 1628
A facsimile of a sketch map by Jodocus Hondius (1628) showing the explorations of Sir Francis Drake along the California coast. The map is keyed to show the locations of: (1) Nova, Albion; (2) Hic prae ingenti frigore in Austrum reverti...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Jefferys' Sketch of New Albion, 1753
A facsimile of a sketch map from Jeffery (1753) showing the explorations of Sir Francis Drake along the California coast. The map is keyed to show the locations of: (1) C. das Navadas, or Snowy Cape; (2) Punta de los Reys; (3) Les...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Nova Albion, 1646
A facsimile of a map by Robert Dudley published in Arcano del Mare (1646) showing the explorations of Sir Francis Drake along the California coast.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Dudley's Carta Prima, 1646
A facsimile of a sketch map by Robert Dudley published in 1646 showing the explorations of Sir Francis Drake along the California coast. The map shows the area from latitude 40 degrees to 36 degrees, and is keyed to show anchorages and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Virginia, 1577
A facsimile of an early map (1651) showing the discoveries of Sir Francis Drake in North America, including the coastline of Ould Virginia and Maryland, the Bay of Checepiake (Chesapeake Bay), Lord Delaware Bay, Cape Hatteras and Cape...
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An Aleut in His Baidarka, Ca. 1744
Two excerpts from the explorations of the Pacific coast by Sir Francis Drake and Vitus Bering as well as maps drawn to reflect those journeys.