Sir Francis Drake by Gheeraerts

Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
published on 24 June 2020
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A c. 1591 CE portrait by Gheeraerts the Younger of the English mariner, privateer and explorer Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540-1596 CE). Drake's arms are shown in the top left corner and the globe is in reference to his circumnavigation of the world in 1577-80 CE.
(National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England)

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Younger, M. G. t. (2020, June 24). Sir Francis Drake by Gheeraerts. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12412/sir-francis-drake-by-gheeraerts/

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Younger, Marcus Gheeraerts the. "Sir Francis Drake by Gheeraerts." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 24, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12412/sir-francis-drake-by-gheeraerts/.

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Younger, Marcus Gheeraerts the. "Sir Francis Drake by Gheeraerts." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 24 Jun 2020. Web. 13 Oct 2024.

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